Green Essence (BM 853)
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Green Essence (BM 853) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Essence
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Green Essence 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 Green Essence, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mayfair White | M390-1 | 84.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chartreuse Frost | 7005-14 | 85 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gratitude | 1120-2 | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Green Essence (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Essence
Darker than Green Essence
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 853 |
| Hex | #E3ECD9 |
| RGB | 227, 236, 217 |
| HSL | 88°, 33%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -6.3, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Essence (BM 853), published as #E3ECD9
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#F5F6D9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Essence (BM 853)?
- Green Essence has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Essence is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Green Essence in another brand?
- Gratitude (PPG 1120-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Essence warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Green Essence as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.