Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Herb Bouquet

Benjamin Moore · 460

Cedar Grove

Benjamin Moore · 444

35.37
LRV
46.34
Cedar Grove is 11 points lighter
#97A493
Hex
#AABBA5
151 · 164 · 147
RGB
170 · 187 · 165
Warmth
Cool
Muted mid-tone green with moody sage undertones
Undertone
Soft sage; a grey-green with a little blue in the shade
Green
Family
Green
Benjamin Moore Classics
Collection
Classics Color Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Cedar Grove is the lighter of the two at LRV 46.34, 11 points above Herb Bouquet at LRV 35.37. Both belong to the green family. For a whole room, Cedar Grove is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Herb Bouquet is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Herb Bouquet 460 is a mid-tone green from Benjamin Moore's Classics collection. The brand's description: "Moody sage undertones strike the right chord with this versatile green." Its LRV is 35.37, so it is a true mid-tone rather than a pale sage.

Cedar Grove is a mid-light sage — green enough to be clearly a color from across the room, grey enough never to look minty. At LRV 46 it sits in the sweet spot for a full-room green: it holds its tone in daylight and softens rather than muddies as the light fades.

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