Green Hydrangea (BM CSP-850)
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Green Hydrangea (BM CSP-850) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.8, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Hydrangea
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Green Hydrangea by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Hydrangea, 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 | Primavera | SW 9031 | 60 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wasabi | M340-4 | 59.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive Marinade | 6007-5C | 55 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Serene Scene | 1110-3 | 57 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Green Hydrangea (LRV 55.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Hydrangea
Darker than Green Hydrangea
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-850 |
| Hex | #CFCB8C |
| RGB | 207, 203, 140 |
| HSL | 56°, 41%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.7, -8.2, 32.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Hydrangea (BM CSP-850), published as #CFCB8C
#BFC18B
#DFD58B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Hydrangea (BM CSP-850)?
- Green Hydrangea has an LRV of 55.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Hydrangea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Green Hydrangea in another brand?
- Wasabi (Behr M340-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Green Hydrangea warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Green Hydrangea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.0; 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.