Carried Away (BM 849)
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Carried Away (BM 849) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.3, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carried Away
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Carried 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 Carried 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sparkling Brook | M420-1 | 81.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Neon Mint | 7005-3 | 82 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sea Mist | 1227-1 | 82 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Carried Away (LRV 79.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Carried Away
Darker than Carried Away
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 849 |
| Hex | #D9EDE1 |
| RGB | 217, 237, 225 |
| HSL | 144°, 36%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.0, -8.8, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carried Away (BM 849), published as #D9EDE1
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#ECF8E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carried Away (BM 849)?
- Carried Away has an LRV of 79.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carried Away is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Carried Away in another brand?
- Sea Mist (PPG 1227-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carried Away warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Carried Away as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.