Douglas Fern (BM 563)
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Douglas Fern (BM 563) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.5, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Douglas Fern
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Douglas Fern 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 Douglas Fern, 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Garden Room | 450D-4 | 56.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Heartland Frosty | 5008-5C | 50 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | French Market | 1131-4 | 51 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Douglas Fern (LRV 54.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Douglas Fern
Darker than Douglas Fern
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 563 |
| Hex | #AAD0AC |
| RGB | 170, 208, 172 |
| HSL | 123°, 29%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.0, -19.5, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Douglas Fern (BM 563), published as #AAD0AC
#98C6AA
#BCDAAC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Douglas Fern (BM 563)?
- Douglas Fern has an LRV of 54.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Douglas Fern is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Douglas Fern in another brand?
- Kiwi (SW 6737) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Douglas Fern warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Douglas Fern as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.