Benjamin Moore Budding Green CSP-790

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Benjamin Moore Budding Green reviews (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Budding Green undertones?
Is Budding Green CSP-790 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Budding Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Budding Green CSP-790
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Budding Green CSP-790
Code:	CSP-790
Name:	Budding Green
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Budding Green?

Benjamin Moore Budding Green CSP-790 is a light, softened green with a noticeable gray cast and a gentle yellow-green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading bright or leafy, giving walls a quiet, powdery look instead. In daylight, Budding Green can appear slightly fresher and greener, while warm artificial light may bring forward its muted olive warmth. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens where a pale green can add color without overwhelming the room. Pair it with creamy whites, weathered oak, limestone, brushed brass, or charcoal accents for contrast. This shade is especially effective across full walls or on painted cabinetry when the surrounding finishes are natural and understated.

Benjamin Moore Budding Green reviews

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What are Benjamin Moore Budding Green undertones?

Budding Green reads as a light, muted yellow-green with soft saturation and an easygoing, understated presence. In the supplied digital sample, its undertone appears as a relative yellow bias within the green family, keeping it from looking blue-green or sharply minty. Benjamin Moore’s description of “first green shoots” aligns with that visible fresh yellow-green direction, though screen color may differ from the actual paint. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its yellow cast, while cool daylight can make its green side appear a bit clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C8D0B7

RGB code:

200, 208, 183

Is Benjamin Moore Budding Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 79°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CSP-790 Budding Green HSL code: 79, 21%, 77%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Budding Green

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Budding Green:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

CSP-790
Budding Green

Darker shades

CSP-790
Budding Green

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Budding Green with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 259, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and North Cascades.

CSP-790
Budding Green

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LRV of Budding Green

Budding Green has an LRV of 59.65% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 59.65%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#C8D0B7
RGB Decimal	200, 208, 183
RGB Percent	78.43%, 81.57%, 71.76%
HSV	Hue: 79° Saturation: 12.02% Value: 81.57%
HSL	hsl(79, 21, 77)
CMYK	Cyan: 3.85 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 12.02 Key: 18.43
YIQ	Y: 202.758 I: 3.266 Q: -9.472
XYZ	X: 54.921 Y: 60.81 Z: 53.631
CIE Lab	L:82.277 a:-7.15 b:11.494
CIE Luv	L:82.277 u:-3.294 v:18.039
Decimal	13160631
Hunter Lab	77.981, -10.752, 13.81