Swept Away (BM 701)
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Swept Away (BM 701) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.9, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swept Away
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Swept Away 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 Swept Away, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Nature's Reflection | N430-2 | 63.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sage Bud | 5003-3A | 65 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Geyser | 1138-2 | 65 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Swept Away (LRV 62.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Swept Away
Darker than Swept Away
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 701 |
| Hex | #C7D6CD |
| RGB | 199, 214, 205 |
| HSL | 144°, 15%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, -6.7, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swept Away (BM 701), published as #C7D6CD
#B5CCCB
#D9E0CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swept Away (BM 701)?
- Swept Away has an LRV of 62.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swept Away is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Swept Away in another brand?
- Sage Bud (Valspar 5003-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Swept Away warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Swept Away 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.