Colonial Verdigris (BM CW-530)
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Colonial Verdigris (BM CW-530) 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 Colonial Verdigris
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Colonial Verdigris 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 Colonial Verdigris, 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 | Courtyard | SW 6440 | 9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chard | MQ6-49 | 8.2 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Meadow | 6010-5 | 12 | 7.9 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Pine Forest | 1134-7 | 8 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Colonial Verdigris (LRV 8.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial Verdigris
Darker than Colonial Verdigris
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-530 |
| Hex | #3E4F33 |
| RGB | 62, 79, 51 |
| HSL | 96°, 22%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.5, -12.6, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial Verdigris (BM CW-530), published as #3E4F33
#304632
#4C5832
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial Verdigris (BM CW-530)?
- Colonial Verdigris 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 Colonial Verdigris is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial Verdigris in another brand?
- Chard (Behr MQ6-49) from Behr, at a deltaE of 3.6 (noticeably different).
- Is Colonial Verdigris warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Colonial Verdigris as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; 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.