Windsor Green (BM CW-505)
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Windsor Green (BM CW-505) is a very deep, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.8, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windsor Green
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Windsor Green by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Windsor 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 | Secret Garden | SW 6181 | 8 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chard | MQ6-49 | 8.2 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Meadow | 6010-5 | 12 | 7.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Pinetop | 1125-7 | 10 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Windsor Green (LRV 8.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Windsor Green
Darker than Windsor Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-505 |
| Hex | #484F32 |
| RGB | 72, 79, 50 |
| HSL | 74°, 22%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.3, -8.4, 16.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windsor Green (BM CW-505), published as #484F32
#3A4631
#565831
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windsor Green (BM CW-505)?
- Windsor Green has an LRV of 8.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windsor Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Windsor Green in another brand?
- Secret Garden (SW 6181) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.9 (noticeably different).
- Is Windsor Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Windsor Green as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.2; 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.