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Lily Pad 480
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated green (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Lily Pad sits at L* 77.0, a* -8.7, b* 15.1. Its hue angle is 120° and its chroma is 17.4, so it reads as an outright green rather than a neutral. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 60%.
LRV 50.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 50.6, Lily Pad is lighter than 55% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Lily Pad
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycled Glass | SW 7747 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Valleyview | SW 9673 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baize Green | SW 6429 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Lily Pad
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chopped Dill | M380-4 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Minted Lemon | PPU10-8 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Minted Lemon | PPU10-08 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittery Point Green | HC-119 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mesquite | 501 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burgess Green | CW-485 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Valley | 438 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Meadow | 486 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spring Has Sprung | CSP-835 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Coastal Fog 976 · lighter, LRV 52.7
- Florentine Plaster CC-520 · lighter, LRV 52.7
- Gray Mirage 2142-50 · lighter, LRV 53.8
- Tree Moss 508 · darker, LRV 46.8
- Baffin Island 243 · darker, LRV 46.1
- Salisbury Green HC-139 · darker, LRV 46.4
Colors that go with Lily Pad
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- French Lilac 1403 · complementary (180°)
- Wheeling Neutral HC-92 · analogous (−30°)
- Spring Break 627 · analogous (+30°)
- Palatial Skies 800 · triadic (120°)
- Tara 1270 · triadic (240°)
Lily Pad vs popular colors
- Guilford Green (Benjamin Moore HC-116, ΔE 4.2) is lighter (LRV 57.2 vs 50.6), more red/pink.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 4.6) is darker (LRV 45.5 vs 50.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Soft Fern (Benjamin Moore 2144-40, ΔE 4.7) is lighter (LRV 56.7 vs 50.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.