Green Cast (BM 842)
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Green Cast (BM 842) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.7, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Cast
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Green Cast by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Green Cast, 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 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | New Day | S420-1 | 75.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blowing Bubbles | 5004-5A | 78 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cactus Blossom | 1138-1 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Green Cast (LRV 76.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Cast
Darker than Green Cast
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 842 |
| Hex | #D9E7DF |
| RGB | 217, 231, 223 |
| HSL | 146°, 23%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.4, -6.1, 2.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Cast (BM 842), published as #D9E7DF
#C7DDDD
#ECF1DF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Cast (BM 842)?
- Green Cast has an LRV of 76.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Cast is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Green Cast in another brand?
- New Day (Behr S420-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Cast warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Green Cast as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.3; 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.