Cedar Mountains (BM 706)
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Cedar Mountains (BM 706) is a deep, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.7, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cedar Mountains
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cedar Mountains 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 Cedar Mountains, 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 | Rookwood Blue Green | SW 2811 | 21 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Marsh Creek | 480F-5 | 22 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Blueridge Fir | 5004-4B | 24 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dwarf Spruce | 1136-6 | 21 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Cedar Mountains (LRV 23.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Cedar Mountains
Darker than Cedar Mountains
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 706 |
| Hex | #71887F |
| RGB | 113, 136, 127 |
| HSL | 157°, 9%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.7, -10.2, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cedar Mountains (BM 706), published as #71887F
#607F7D
#82927F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cedar Mountains (BM 706)?
- Cedar Mountains has an LRV of 23.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cedar Mountains is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cedar Mountains in another brand?
- Blueridge Fir (Valspar 5004-4B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Cedar Mountains warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cedar Mountains as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.