Nottingham Green (BM 569)
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Nottingham Green (BM 569) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nottingham Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Nottingham 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 Nottingham 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 | Jocular Green | SW 6736 | 71 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chilled Mint | P390-2 | 76.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Sigh | 6004-9B | 73 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Lime Sorbet | 1225-4 | 71 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Nottingham Green (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Nottingham Green
Darker than Nottingham Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 569 |
| Hex | #C5E9C8 |
| RGB | 197, 233, 200 |
| HSL | 125°, 45%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.1, -17.9, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nottingham Green (BM 569), published as #C5E9C8
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#D8F4C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nottingham Green (BM 569)?
- Nottingham Green has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nottingham Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Nottingham Green in another brand?
- Summer Sigh (Valspar 6004-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nottingham Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Nottingham Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.