Budding Green (BM CSP-790)
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Budding Green (BM CSP-790) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.7, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Budding Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Budding 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 Budding 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 | Bonsai Tint | SW 6436 | 60 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chinese Jade | PPU10-09 | 61.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Spearmint Shale | 5008-3B | 63 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pickling Spice | 1122-3 | 63 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Budding Green (LRV 59.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Budding Green
Darker than Budding Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-790 |
| Hex | #C8D0B7 |
| RGB | 200, 208, 183 |
| HSL | 79°, 21%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.3, -7.1, 11.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Budding Green (BM CSP-790), published as #C8D0B7
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#DADAB7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Budding Green (BM CSP-790)?
- Budding Green has an LRV of 59.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Budding Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Budding Green in another brand?
- Chinese Jade (Behr PPU10-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Budding Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Budding Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.5; 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.