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Benjamin Moore Spring Valley#C0CBB1 · LRV null

Spring Valley reads as a green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 438 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE SPRING VALLEY
RGB 192, 203, 177 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Spring Valley
SKU 438
Hex #C0CBB1
RGB 192, 203, 177
HSL 85°, 20%, 75%
LRV null
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About Benjamin Moore Spring Valley

At LRV null, Spring Valley is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Spring Valley earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Lush Meadow
SKU 0434 · #C0CBB1 · LRV 57
ΔE 0 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All green at Valspar →
M236
#BDCBB0
Morning on the Moor
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 56.8
M301
#BDC8B1
Jade Cameo
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 55.3
V061-2
#BBCBAA
Freshwater Green
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 56
T638
#C4C6AF
Understory
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 55.1
6001-3B
#C9C8B1
Mint Frost
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 56.9

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All green at Behr →
N350-3
#C1CEB8
Biking Trail
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 59
BXC-56
#C6CDB5
Stone Creek
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 59
PPU10-08
#C0C6A9
Minted Lemon
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 54
PPU10-8
#C0C6A9
Minted Lemon
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 54
MQ6-50
#C1C6AA
Desert Hotsprings
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 55

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6436
#C5D1B2
Bonsai Tint
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 61
SW 6429
#C7CDA8
Baize Green
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 59
SW 6723
#BDD0AB
Jardin
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 59
SW 29
#CDCDB4
Acanthus
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 60
SW 6443
#B3CBAA
Relish
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 55

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.69
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5569
#C5D2B1
Hidden Hills
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 61
DE5619
#B3CDAC
Spring Fields
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 56
DE5528
#C7C7A1
Watercress
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 56
DE5611
#B1CDAC
Spinach Dip
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 56
DEC775
#C7C4A5
Sea Glass
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 54

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.35
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1030-2
#C3C7B2
Pale Pine
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 56
1130-4
#BAD1B5
Lime Taffy
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 59
1125-3
#C8CAB5
Whispering Pine
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 58
1123-4
#CBCCB5
Only Olive
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 59
10-30
#BCC8BA
Niagara Mist
ΔE 4.38 · LRV 56

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.38
All green at Clare →
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 8.38 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 8.63 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.13
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 55
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 59
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 53
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 10.04 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 10.54 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.34
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 53
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 59
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 8.16 · LRV 58
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 10.26 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 10.3 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.2
All green at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.2 · LRV 65
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 16.9 · LRV 60
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.04 · LRV 51
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 19.77 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 24.2 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Spring 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.

HC-119
Kittery Point Green
LRV null
507
Grecian Green
LRV 54
443
Desert Green
LRV null
2144-40
Soft Fern
LRV 57
HC-140
Prescott Green
LRV null
CW-490
Levingston Green
LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C0CBB1 in HSL space. Pair Spring Valley with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C0CBB1 + #BCB1CB
TRIADIC
#C0CBB1 · #B1C0CB · #CBB1C0
ANALOGOUS
#CBC9B1 · #C0CBB1 · #B3CBB1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.69:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.42:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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