Honeydew (BM 549)
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Honeydew (BM 549) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.3, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeydew
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Honeydew 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 Honeydew, 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 | Kiwi | SW 6737 | 58 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mountain Mint | 450A-3 | 73.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Frolic | 6003-7B | 74 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lime Sorbet | 1225-4 | 71 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Honeydew (LRV 66.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeydew
Darker than Honeydew
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 549 |
| Hex | #BFE0B8 |
| RGB | 191, 224, 184 |
| HSL | 110°, 39%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, -18.2, 16.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeydew (BM 549), published as #BFE0B8
#ADD6B6
#D1EBB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeydew (BM 549)?
- Honeydew has an LRV of 66.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeydew is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honeydew in another brand?
- Lime Sorbet (PPG 1225-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Honeydew warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Honeydew as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.0; 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.