Cucumber Salad (BM 562)
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Cucumber Salad (BM 562) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.8, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cucumber Salad
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cucumber Salad 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 Cucumber Salad, 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 | Reclining Green | SW 6744 | 63 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Green Myth | 450C-3 | 69.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Jaded Lime | 5008-5B | 65 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dreamcatcher | 1131-3 | 69 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Cucumber Salad (LRV 65.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Cucumber Salad
Darker than Cucumber Salad
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 562 |
| Hex | #C0DEBF |
| RGB | 192, 222, 191 |
| HSL | 118°, 32%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.6, -15.7, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cucumber Salad (BM 562), published as #C0DEBF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cucumber Salad (BM 562)?
- Cucumber Salad has an LRV of 65.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cucumber Salad is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cucumber Salad in another brand?
- Green Myth (Behr 450C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Cucumber Salad warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cucumber Salad as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.