Newburg Green (BM HC-158)
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Newburg Green (BM HC-158) is a very deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.6, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Newburg Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Newburg Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Newburg 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 | Bunglehouse Blue | SW 0048 | 11 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Midnight In The Tropics | S480-7 | 9.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Everglade Deck | 5011-3 | 7 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oceania | 10-01 | 9 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Newburg Green (LRV 10.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Newburg Green
Darker than Newburg Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-158 |
| Hex | #445962 |
| RGB | 68, 89, 98 |
| HSL | 198°, 18%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.5, -5.6, -7.8 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Newburg Green (BM HC-158), published as #445962
#315060
#566262
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Newburg Green (BM HC-158)?
- Newburg Green has an LRV of 10.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Newburg Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Newburg Green in another brand?
- Midnight In The Tropics (Behr S480-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Newburg Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Newburg Green as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.8; 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.