Pleasant Valley
696 · #B1C1B5 · LRV 50 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Pleasant Valley50
- 4Soft Fern57
- 5Hancock Green66
What Color Is Pleasant Valley, Really?
Pleasant Valley reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 696 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pleasant Valley
Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley
At LRV 50, Pleasant Valley 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 Pleasant Valley 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 Benjamin Moore 696 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 | Hazel GazeSW 9652 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Recycled GlassMQ6-18 · Behr | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tranquil Bay5004-5B · Valspar | 3.2 | 50.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coastal CrushPPG1129-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Coastal CrushPPG1129-4 · Glidden | 2.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Sage427-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Pleasant Valley within Benjamin Moore'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 #B1C1B5 in HSL space. Pair Pleasant Valley with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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