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Dried Parsley

522 · #CBC8A3 · LRV 55 · warm yellow tone

522 · #CBC8A3 · LRV 55 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Dried ParsleyBenjamin Moore · 522
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Dried Parsley
BENJAMIN MOORE · 522 · #CBC8A3
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore522 · all Benjamin Moore greens
LRV55Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#CBC8A3 · 203, 200, 163 · 56°, 28%, 72%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Evergreen Fog30
  2. 2Clary Sage41
  3. 3Dried Parsley55
  4. 4Morning Zen60
  5. 5Alabaster82
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Dried Parsley, Really?

Dried Parsley reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 522 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Dried Parsley

Dried Parsley 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Dried Parsley

At LRV 55, Dried Parsley is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Dried Parsley 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 522 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.

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Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

The nearest shades to Dried Parsley within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Dried Parsley · 12.3 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Dried Parsley · 1.7 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CBC8A3 in HSL space. Pair Dried Parsley with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBC8A3 + #A3A6CB
TRIADIC
#CBC8A3 · #A3CBC8 · #C8A3CB
ANALOGOUS
#CBB4A3 · #CBC8A3 · #BACBA3

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