Celadon (BM 590)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Celadon (BM 590) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.7, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celadon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Celadon 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 Celadon, 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 | Refresh | SW 6751 | 59 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aqua Wish | P430-2 | 67 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Fresh Mist | 5008-9C | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Almost Aqua | 1229-3 | 62 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Celadon (LRV 64.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Celadon
Darker than Celadon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 590 |
| Hex | #A1DFCB |
| RGB | 161, 223, 203 |
| HSL | 161°, 49%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, -23.8, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celadon (BM 590), published as #A1DFCB
#8DD5C9
#B5EACB
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celadon (BM 590)?
- Celadon has an LRV of 64.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celadon is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Celadon in another brand?
- Aqua Wish (Behr P430-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Celadon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Celadon as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.