Crystalline (BM AF-485)
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Crystalline (BM AF-485) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.8, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crystalline
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crystalline 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 Crystalline, 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 | Slow Green | SW 6456 | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Frosted Sage | N400-2 | 61.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frosty Grass | 5003-3B | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Falling Star | 1129-2 | 64 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Crystalline (LRV 62.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Crystalline
Darker than Crystalline
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-485 |
| Hex | #C9D4C8 |
| RGB | 201, 212, 200 |
| HSL | 115°, 12%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.8, -5.9, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crystalline (BM AF-485), published as #C9D4C8
#B7CAC6
#DBDEC8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crystalline (BM AF-485)?
- Crystalline has an LRV of 62.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crystalline is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crystalline in another brand?
- Falling Star (PPG 1129-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crystalline warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crystalline as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.