Ponderosa Pine
Benjamin Moore Ponderosa Pine (531) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its beige, greige and yellow classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#9C9A62LRV
30.85
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 62 vs 31, Collingwood is decisively the brighter choice.
Ponderosa Pine reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Sail Cloth is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Super White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 31 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Brookside Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 31 vs 9, Ponderosa Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Ponderosa Pine reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Ponderosa Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Violet Sparkle reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 31), opening up a space where Ponderosa Pine encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Ponderosa Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 7, Ponderosa Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
Yukon Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Elemental reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Grasslands reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Ivy Lane reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 31 vs 18, Ponderosa Pine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Ponderosa Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Ponderosa Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Ponderosa Pine the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A luscious green that brings to mind fragrant pine needles gently yellowed by the sun.