Brookdale Gardens (BM 599)
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Brookdale Gardens (BM 599) is a medium, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.3, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brookdale Gardens
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brookdale Gardens 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 Brookdale Gardens, 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 | Aquastone | SW 9043 | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Spearmint Frosting | HDC-WR14-8 | 47.1 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Green Charm | 5008-8A | 48 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Green Balloon | 1228-4 | 47 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Brookdale Gardens (LRV 48.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Brookdale Gardens
Darker than Brookdale Gardens
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 599 |
| Hex | #86C6B2 |
| RGB | 134, 198, 178 |
| HSL | 161°, 36%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.2, -24.8, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brookdale Gardens (BM 599), published as #86C6B2
#72BCB0
#9AD0B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brookdale Gardens (BM 599)?
- Brookdale Gardens has an LRV of 48.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brookdale Gardens is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Brookdale Gardens in another brand?
- Aquastone (SW 9043) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Brookdale Gardens warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brookdale Gardens 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.