Sour Apple
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Sour Apple remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#E2ECB4
LRV
75.76
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 76, Simply White is decisively the brighter choice.
Sour Apple reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 28), opening up a space where Mineral Alloy encloses it.
Baby's Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 56, Sour Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Riverdale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Sour Apple the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 77 and 76, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lemon Twist reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Sour Apple reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Enchanted encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 5, Sour Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 25, Sour Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 43, Sour Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Sour Apple reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 50), opening up a space where Blue Orchid encloses it.
Sour Apple reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 63), opening up a space where Lavender Mist encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 56, Sour Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (87 vs 76) makes Seahorse the marginally brighter of the two.
Celadon Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Polar Lights the marginally brighter of the two.
Wispy Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (79 vs 76) makes Riverdale Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (76 vs 72) makes Sour Apple the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 62, Sour Apple is decisively the brighter choice.
Sour Apple reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes Sour Apple the marginally brighter of the two.