CW-520

Benjamin Moore Palace Green

Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520 paint color review

Let’s dive into a full Palace Green paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful CW-520. Find out if this gorgeous cold green paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

Official color page:Palace Green CW-520
Color code:CW-520
Color name:Palace Green
Brand:Benjamin Moore

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LRV of Palace Green

Palace Green CW-520 has an LRV of 25.05% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light

Color paint LRV values

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

Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 25.05% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.

What are Benjamin Moore Palace Green undertones?

Green is Benjamin Moore Palace Green undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate

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HEX value

HEX value:

#768C6E

RGB code:

118, 140, 110

Is Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520 cool or warm?

warm colors
Color wheel
cool colors

With a hue of 104° this Green refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.

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 a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

  • Cool Green shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
  • Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
  • Cool Green undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
  • Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.

Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.

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

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.

Lighter shades

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.

Benjamin Moore CW-520 Palace Green

Color comparison

Palace Green CW-520 vs Galápagos Green 475

Looking for the perfect paint color for your space? Discover which one suits your needs in our comparison.

Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520 vs Benjamin Moore Galápagos Green 475Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520
LRV: 25.05%
Medium color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 21.49%
Medium color
Temperature: warm

Palace Green CW-520 vs Avon Green HC-126

Unsure what shade you should go with? We'll compare the two to help you find the perfect shade for your room.

Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520 vs Benjamin Moore Avon Green HC-126Benjamin Moore Palace Green CW-520
LRV: 25.05%
Medium color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 20.99%
Medium color
Temperature: cold

Color codes

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HEX#768C6Ecopy color code
RGB Decimal118, 140, 110copy color code
RGB Percent46.27%, 54.90%, 43.14%copy color code
HSVHue: 104° Saturation: 21.43% Value: 54.9%copy color code
HSLhsl(104, 12, 49)copy color code
CMYKCyan: 15.71 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 21.43 Key: 45.1copy color code
YIQY: 130.002 I: -3.469 Q: -13.99copy color code
XYZX: 19.663 Y: 23.733 Z: 18.293copy color code
CIE LabL:55.82 a:-13.853 b:13.47copy color code
CIE LuvL:55.82 u:-10.999 v:20.161copy color code
Decimal7769198copy color code
Hunter lab48.717, -13.208, 11.839copy color code
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