Pleasant Valley (BM 696)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Pleasant Valley (BM 696) is a medium, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.5, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pleasant Valley
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley, 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 | Quietude | SW 6212 | 48 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Recycled Glass | MQ6-18 | 52.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | April Thicket | 5003-3C | 49 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aquamarine Dream | 1135-4 | 53 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Pleasant Valley (LRV 50.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Pleasant Valley
Darker than Pleasant Valley
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 696 |
| Hex | #B1C1B5 |
| RGB | 177, 193, 181 |
| HSL | 135°, 11%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, -7.8, 4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pleasant Valley (BM 696), published as #B1C1B5
#9FB7B3
#C3CBB5
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 Pleasant Valley (BM 696)?
- Pleasant Valley has an LRV of 50.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pleasant Valley is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pleasant Valley in another brand?
- Aquamarine Dream (PPG 1135-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Pleasant Valley warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pleasant Valley as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.2; 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.