Levingston Green (BM CW-490)
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Levingston Green (BM CW-490) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.8, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Levingston Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Levingston 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 Levingston 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 | Baize Green | SW 6429 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Desert Hotsprings | MQ6-50 | 55.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Paris Mint | 6002-3B | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pickling Spice | 1122-3 | 63 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Levingston Green (LRV 57.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Levingston Green
Darker than Levingston Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-490 |
| Hex | #C8CCAD |
| RGB | 200, 204, 173 |
| HSL | 68°, 23%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, -6.7, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Levingston Green (BM CW-490), published as #C8CCAD
#B7C2AB
#D9D6AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Levingston Green (BM CW-490)?
- Levingston Green has an LRV of 57.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Levingston Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Levingston Green in another brand?
- Desert Hotsprings (Behr MQ6-50) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Levingston Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Levingston Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.