Match Green Balsam

Behr Green Balsam is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 39. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Green Balsam
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15#a0ac9eLRV 39Neutral

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Green Balsam
Sigh of Relief
Green Balsam vs Sigh of Relief
Green Balsam
Sigh of Relief
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Valspar
Sigh of Relief
V098-3 · LRV 40

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Green Balsam
Seascape
Green Balsam vs Seascape
Green Balsam
Seascape
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Cloverdale Paint
Seascape
EX143 · LRV 40

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Green Balsam
Flora
Green Balsam vs Flora
Green Balsam
Flora
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Benjamin Moore
Flora
AF-470 · LRV 40

With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Green Balsam
Green Balsam vs H444
Green Balsam
H444
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Tikkurila
H444
H444 · LRV 41

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Green Balsam
RAL 210-M
Green Balsam vs RAL 210-M
Green Balsam
RAL 210-M
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 210-M
RAL 210-M · LRV 38

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Green Balsam
Forever Green
Green Balsam vs Forever Green
Green Balsam
Forever Green
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Sherwin-Williams
Forever Green
9653 · LRV 44

Forever Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Green Balsam
Treasure
Green Balsam vs Treasure
Green Balsam
Treasure
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Jotun
Treasure
7628 · LRV 37

With LRVs of 39 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Green Balsam
Light Drizzle
Green Balsam vs Light Drizzle
Green Balsam
Light Drizzle
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
PPG
Light Drizzle
PPG1033-4 · LRV 42

A 3-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Light Drizzle the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Green Balsam
Green Balsam vs S 3010-B90G
Green Balsam
S 3010-B90G
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
NCS
S 3010-B90G
S 3010-B90G · LRV 40

With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Green Balsam
Silver Lichen
Green Balsam vs Silver Lichen
Green Balsam
Silver Lichen
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Dulux
Silver Lichen
20GY 46/067 · LRV 46

Silver Lichen reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Green Balsam
Simply Sage
Green Balsam
Simply Sage
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Behr
Simply Sage
PPU10-16 · LRV 38

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.7Noticeable
Green Balsam
Celestial Blue
Green Balsam vs Celestial Blue
Green Balsam
Celestial Blue
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Little Greene
Celestial Blue
101 · LRV 44

A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Celestial Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Green Balsam
Pigeon
Green Balsam vs Pigeon
Green Balsam
Pigeon
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
25 · LRV 51

A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
Green Balsam
Agate Grey
Green Balsam vs Agate Grey
Green Balsam
Agate Grey
Behr
Green Balsam
PPU11-15 · LRV 39
RAL ClassicClassic
Agate Grey
RAL 7038 · LRV 45

Agate Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable