Colony Green (BM 694)
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Colony Green (BM 694) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 65.8, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colony Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Colony Green 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 Colony Green, 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 | Slow Green | SW 6456 | 64 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Breezeway | MQ3-21 | 66.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sage Bud | 5003-3A | 65 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Falling Star | 1129-2 | 64 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Colony Green (LRV 65.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Colony Green
Darker than Colony Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 694 |
| Hex | #CCD9CF |
| RGB | 204, 217, 207 |
| HSL | 134°, 15%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, -6.2, 3.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colony Green (BM 694), published as #CCD9CF
#BACFCD
#DEE3CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colony Green (BM 694)?
- Colony Green has an LRV of 65.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colony Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Colony Green in another brand?
- Breezeway (Behr MQ3-21) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Colony Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Colony Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.4; 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.