Spring Bud
There is more to Benjamin Moore Spring Bud (520) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. With an LRV of 73.5, it sits on the light-reflective side of the palette and can feel especially open in generous daylight. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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73.53
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 74 vs 22, Spring Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 19), opening up a space where Providence Blue encloses it.
Paper Mache reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cloud White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 75 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 69) makes Spring Bud the marginally brighter of the two.
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 18), opening up a space where French Violet encloses it.
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Blackberry Punch encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Spring Bud the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Spring Bud the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Cloud Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Meadow Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Paper Mache reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
At LRV 74 vs 56, Spring Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Spring Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 59, Spring Bud is decisively the brighter choice.
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
Spring Bud reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Grasshopper encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
The most tender shade of warm green, this wispy hue brings to mind a gentle mist in early spring.