Caldwell Green (BM HC-124) vs Cushing Green (BM HC-125)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Cushing Green, LRV 18 vs 16.3.
- Warmer
- Cushing Green, both green-gray (Lab b* 7.1 vs 3.2).
- North rooms
- Cushing Green keeps more brightness (L* 44.1 vs 41.9 in north light); Caldwell Green drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 1.0).
- Trim that works
- Opal Essence BM 680, #D8E7DE, LRV 75.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.7, noticeably different. At 3.7, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Caldwell Green (BM HC-124) is slightly darker than Cushing Green (BM HC-125) and cooler: LRV 16.3 vs 18, deltaE 3.7 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Caldwell Green | Cushing Green | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-124 | HC-125 | |
| Hex | #627067 | #687666 | |
| RGB | 98, 112, 103 | 104, 118, 102 | |
| HSL | 141°, 7%, 41% | 113°, 7%, 43% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.3 | 18 | −1.7 |
| Lab L* | 45.9 | 48.1 | −2.2 |
| Lab a* | -7.2 | -8.5 | +1.3 |
| Lab b* | 3.2 | 7.1 | −3.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Green | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caldwell Green (BM HC-124), published as #627067
#526765
#727967
Cushing Green (BM HC-125), published as #687666
#586D64
#787F66
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Cushing Green (BM HC-125) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.7 LRV points lighter (18 vs 16.3), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Caldwell Green (BM HC-124) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.2 against 7.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Cushing Green (BM HC-125) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 7.1), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Caldwell Green in other brands
Closest matches to Cushing Green in other brands
Common questions
- Is Caldwell Green the same color as Cushing Green?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.7. Most people can see the difference between Caldwell Green and Cushing Green side by side.
- Which is lighter, Caldwell Green or Cushing Green?
- Cushing Green, with an LRV of 18 against 16.3.
Full pages
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.