Garden View (BM 616)
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Garden View (BM 616) is a deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.1, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden View
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Garden View 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 Garden View, 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 | Jitterbug Jade | SW 6987 | 25 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aqua Waters | S-G-480 | 22.3 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Sea Swell | 5008-10C | 23 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Congo Green | 1229-6 | 28 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Garden View (LRV 25.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden View
Darker than Garden View
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 616 |
| Hex | #009A7B |
| RGB | 0, 154, 123 |
| HSL | 168°, 100%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.6, -42.1, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden View (BM 616), published as #009A7B
#00907A
#36A47B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden View (BM 616)?
- Garden View has an LRV of 25.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden View is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Garden View in another brand?
- Sea Swell (Valspar 5008-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Garden View warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Garden View as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.