Opal Essence (BM 680)
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Opal Essence (BM 680) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.4, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opal Essence
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Opal Essence 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 Opal Essence, 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 | Green Trance | SW 6462 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | New Day | S420-1 | 75.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Minty Delight | 5006-5A | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Clair De Lune | 1132-1 | 79 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Opal Essence (LRV 75.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Opal Essence
Darker than Opal Essence
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 680 |
| Hex | #D8E7DE |
| RGB | 216, 231, 222 |
| HSL | 144°, 24%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -6.6, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opal Essence (BM 680), published as #D8E7DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opal Essence (BM 680)?
- Opal Essence has an LRV of 75.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opal Essence is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Opal Essence in another brand?
- Clair De Lune (PPG 1132-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Opal Essence warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Opal Essence as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.