Pastel Green (BM 548)
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Pastel Green (BM 548) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 71.1, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pastel Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pastel Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pastel Green, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Green Vibes | SW 6928 | 75 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mint Frappe | 440A-3 | 77 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Frolic | 6003-7B | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lime Sorbet | 1225-4 | 71 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Pastel Green (LRV 71.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Pastel Green
Darker than Pastel Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 548 |
| Hex | #C9E6C0 |
| RGB | 201, 230, 192 |
| HSL | 106°, 43%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, -16.4, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pastel Green (BM 548), published as #C9E6C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pastel Green (BM 548)?
- Pastel Green has an LRV of 71.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pastel Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pastel Green in another brand?
- Summer Frolic (Valspar 6003-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pastel Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pastel Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.