Lakeshore Green (BM 848)
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Lakeshore Green (BM 848) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 77.7, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lakeshore Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Lakeshore 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 Lakeshore 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sparkling Brook | M420-1 | 81.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Neon Mint | 7005-3 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maggie's Magic | 1228-1 | 82 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Lakeshore Green (LRV 77.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Lakeshore Green
Darker than Lakeshore Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 848 |
| Hex | #D8EBE1 |
| RGB | 216, 235, 225 |
| HSL | 148°, 32%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -8.1, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lakeshore Green (BM 848), published as #D8EBE1
#C6E1DF
#EBF5E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lakeshore Green (BM 848)?
- Lakeshore Green has an LRV of 77.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lakeshore Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lakeshore Green in another brand?
- Embellished Blue (SW 6749) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lakeshore Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Lakeshore Green 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.