Budding Green
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Budding Green remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 1 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#C8D0B7
LRV
59.65
Budding Green in Real Rooms
Budding Green has a high LRV of 59.65 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Green family, the photos below show it applied in a dining room.
1 Dining Room Photo
For an "all-day" dining room, Budding Green is surprisingly adaptable. In the morning, it feels crisp and clean for breakfast; as the sun moves, it transitions into a moodier, more reflective space that is perfect for long, lingering dinners.
Dining room walls in Budding Green create an intimate, nature-inspired setting.
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Coordinating Colors
Classic Gray reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Budding Green encloses it.
Sweet Celadon reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Budding Green reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Jungle Canopy encloses it.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 60), opening up a space where Budding Green encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Van Alen Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Pine Barrens reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Budding Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Jack and the Beanstalk the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Budding Green reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Budding Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 6, Budding Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 13, Budding Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Budding Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Budding Green reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 26), opening up a space where Spring Purple encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 10, Budding Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Par Four the marginally brighter of the two.
Sweet Celadon reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Fresh Dew is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Budding Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Budding Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Budding Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Budding Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Budding Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.