Rolling Hills
1497 · #878872 · LRV 25 — warm yellow tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Essex Green6
- 2Vintage Vogue12
- 3Rolling Hills25
- 4Evergreen Fog30
- 5Clary Sage41
What Color Is Rolling Hills, Really?
Rolling Hills reads as a warm yellow tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1497 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills 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 Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Rolling Hills 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 1497 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 | Connected GraySW 6165 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 23 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dried BasilUL200-5 · Behr | 1.1 | 24 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Epic GreenT619 · Valspar | 0.8 | 23.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Only OreganoPPG11-28 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 24 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ShebangPPG1127-5 · Glidden | 2.6 | 23 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Heuchera Leaf323-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 23 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Rolling Hills 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 #878872 in HSL space. Pair Rolling Hills with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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