Benjamin Moore Seedling / Sea Green / AF-450
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| Official page: | Seedling AF-450 |
| Code: | AF-450 |
| Name: | Seedling |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Seedling?
Benjamin Moore Seedling AF-450 is a muted, light-to-medium green with a soft gray cast and a gentle yellow-green undertone. It reads like a softened sage on walls, bringing color without the sharpness of a brighter botanical green. In bright daylight, Seedling can appear fresher and slightly lighter, while lower or north-facing light draws out its quieter gray-green side. It suits kitchens, bedrooms, mudrooms, and painted cabinetry, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and linen fabrics. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep olive, or a muted clay tone.
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What are Benjamin Moore Seedling undertones?
Seedling is a mid-light, 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:
RGB code:
163, 182, 146
Is Benjamin Moore Seedling cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 92°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
AF-450 Seedling HSL code: 92, 20%, 64%
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 Seedling
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Seedling:
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 Seedling with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 272, such as Benjamin Moore Cupid's Dart and Carolina Plum.
LRV of Seedling
Seedling has an LRV of 42.27% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 42.27%, 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 | #A3B692 |
| RGB Decimal | 163, 182, 146 |
| RGB Percent | 63.92%, 71.37%, 57.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 92° Saturation: 19.78% Value: 71.37% |
| HSL | hsl(92, 20, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.44 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 19.78 Key: 28.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 172.215 I: 0.246 Q: -15.222 |
| XYZ | X: 37.019 Y: 43.318 Z: 33.597 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.77 a:-13.173 b:16.179 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.77 u:-9.165 v:24.888 |
| Decimal | 10729106 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.816, -14.778, 15.805 |
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