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Mountain Lane 488
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, Mountain Lane sits at L* 63.0, a* -10.9, b* 23.7. Its hue angle is 115° and its chroma is 26.1, 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 67%.
LRV 31.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.1, Mountain Lane is lighter than 34% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Mountain Lane
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucuzza Verde | SW 9038 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Broccoflower | SW 9039 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Glade Green | SW 9669 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mountain Lane
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamosa Green | PPU11-04 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Alamosa Green | PPU11-4 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Exotic Palm | HDC-SP14-2 | 1.44 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barefoot in the Grass | CSP-840 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Misted Fern | 482 | 2.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fraser Fir | 503 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Aventurine | AF-445 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hillside Green | 495 | 3.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sycamore Tree | 539 | 4.06 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Thicket AF-405 · lighter, LRV 34.0
- Barefoot in the Grass CSP-840 · lighter, LRV 34.1
- Hillside Green 495 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Thayer Green CSP-825 · darker, LRV 29.3
- Land of Liberty 440 · darker, LRV 28.7
- Sycamore Tree 539 · darker, LRV 28.4
Colors that go with Mountain Lane
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Snugglepuss 1405 · complementary (180°)
- Everard Gold CW-435 · analogous (−30°)
- Winchester Sage 628 · analogous (+30°)
- Palace Blue CW-605 · triadic (120°)
- Begonia 2083-40 · triadic (240°)
Mountain Lane vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 11.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 11.5) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 31.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 13.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 31.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.