Northern Lights (BM 586)
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Northern Lights (BM 586) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 42.7, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Northern Lights
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Northern Lights 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 Northern Lights, 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 | Lark Green | SW 6745 | 46 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Farmer's Market | MQ6-41 | 40 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Spearmint Burst | 6003-10A | 44 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Grand Gusto | 1132-4 | 43 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Northern Lights (LRV 42.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Northern Lights
Darker than Northern Lights
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 586 |
| Hex | #78BE9C |
| RGB | 120, 190, 156 |
| HSL | 151°, 35%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.7, -29.6, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Northern Lights (BM 586), published as #78BE9C
#64B49A
#8CC89C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Northern Lights (BM 586)?
- Northern Lights has an LRV of 42.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Northern Lights is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Northern Lights in another brand?
- Farmer's Market (Behr MQ6-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Northern Lights warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Northern Lights as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; 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.