Urban Putty
BNC-06 · #ADC0B3 · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Urban Putty50
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Urban Putty, Really?
Urban Putty reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr BNC-06 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Urban Putty
Urban Putty is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Urban Putty
At LRV 50, Urban Putty is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Urban Putty 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 BNC-06 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 | Kind GreenSW 6457 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pleasant Valley696 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tranquil Bay5004-5B · Valspar | 2.0 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coastal CrushPPG1129-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coastal CrushPPG1129-4 · Glidden | 2.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Emerald Tint330-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Urban Putty 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 #ADC0B3 in HSL space. Pair Urban Putty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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