Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520

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Benjamin Moore Palace Green reviews (24 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Palace Green undertones?
Is Palace Green CW-520 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Palace Green
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Palace Green CW-520
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Palace Green CW-520
Code:	CW-520
Name:	Palace Green
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Palace Green?

Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520 is a muted mid-tone green with a gray cast and a quiet olive influence. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading bright or leafy, giving walls a grounded, weathered look instead. In daylight, this shade can appear like a subdued sage green, while lower or warmer light may bring forward its earthy, slightly mossy character. Palace Green suits kitchens, mudrooms, studies, and exterior trim, especially alongside warm white, aged brass, natural oak, and stone finishes. Use it on cabinetry or a full room when you want color that feels present without becoming sharp or overly dark.

Benjamin Moore Palace Green reviews (24 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Palace Green undertones?

Palace Green is a midtone, muted fresh olive. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#768C6E

RGB code:

118, 140, 110

Is Benjamin Moore Palace Green cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 104°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

CW-520 Palace Green HSL code: 104, 12%, 49%

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 Palace 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 Palace 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

CW-520
Palace Green

Darker shades

CW-520
Palace 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 Palace Green with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 284, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.

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Palace Green

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LRV of Palace Green

Palace Green has an LRV of 25.05% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

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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 25.05%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#768C6E
RGB Decimal	118, 140, 110
RGB Percent	46.27%, 54.90%, 43.14%
HSV	Hue: 104° Saturation: 21.43% Value: 54.9%
HSL	hsl(104, 12, 49)
CMYK	Cyan: 15.71 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 21.43 Key: 45.1
YIQ	Y: 130.002 I: -3.469 Q: -13.99
XYZ	X: 19.663 Y: 23.733 Z: 18.293
CIE Lab	L:55.82 a:-13.853 b:13.47
CIE Luv	L:55.82 u:-10.999 v:20.161
Decimal	7769198
Hunter Lab	48.717, -13.208, 11.839