Potting Moss
BXC-82 · #98B086 · LRV 39 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Potting Moss39
- 4Saybrook Sage45
- 5Soft Fern57
What Color Is Potting Moss, Really?
Potting Moss reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr BXC-82 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Potting Moss
Potting Moss is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Potting Moss
Potting Moss sits in the mid-range at LRV 39, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Potting Moss are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr BXC-82 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Nurture GreenSW 6451 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 40 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grenada Green432 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 39 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dried BasilV062-3 · Valspar | 4.0 | 41 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pear CactusPPG1130-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 38 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cloistered Garden Green30GY 39/231 · Glidden | 0.7 | 39 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Urban Zen228-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 42 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Potting Moss within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #98B086 in HSL space. Pair Potting Moss with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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