Narragansett Green (BM HC-157) vs Newburg Green (BM HC-158)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Newburg Green, LRV 10.6 vs 9.1.
- Warmer
- Narragansett Green, both blue-gray (Lab b* -4.2 vs -7.8).
- North rooms
- Newburg Green keeps more brightness (L* 32.3 vs 29.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Sweet Bluette BM 813, #D7E5EB, LRV 76.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.8, noticeably different. At 3.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Narragansett Green (BM HC-157) is about as light as Newburg Green (BM HC-158) and warmer: LRV 9.1 vs 10.6, deltaE 3.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Narragansett Green | Newburg Green | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-157 | HC-158 | |
| Hex | #435155 | #445962 | |
| RGB | 67, 81, 85 | 68, 89, 98 | |
| HSL | 193°, 12%, 30% | 198°, 18%, 33% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.1 | 10.6 | −1.4 |
| Lab L* | 33.4 | 36.5 | −3.0 |
| Lab a* | -4.5 | -5.6 | +1.1 |
| Lab b* | -4.2 | -7.8 | +3.6 |
| Undertone | Cool | Cool | |
| Temperature | neutral | cool | |
| Color family | Gray | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Narragansett Green (BM HC-157), published as #435155
#324853
#535A55
Newburg Green (BM HC-158), published as #445962
#315060
#566262
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 Newburg Green (BM HC-158) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.4 LRV points lighter (10.6 vs 9.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Newburg Green (BM HC-158) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -7.8 against -4.2, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Narragansett Green (BM HC-157) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* -4.2), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Narragansett Green in other brands
Closest matches to Newburg Green in other brands
Common questions
- Is Narragansett Green the same color as Newburg Green?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.8. Most people can see the difference between Narragansett Green and Newburg Green side by side.
- Which is lighter, Narragansett Green or Newburg Green?
- Newburg Green, with an LRV of 10.6 against 9.1.
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.