What 56.67 tells you about Soft Fern
The published LRV of Benjamin Moore Soft Fern 2144-40 is 56.67. It describes light reflectance; it does not specify an undertone or predict the brightness of your room. Soft Fern is lighter than October Mist and Saybrook Sage, making it a useful option when the room needs less green depth.
The choice beside ivory upholstery and pale oak
Ivory seating supplies a large pale neighbor; the wall should retain enough definition behind it to justify the colored paint.
Compare Soft Fern and October Mist at equal size, first considering depth and then hue. A lighter blue, green or pink is still a colored surface. Use the LRV to organize the depth question without assuming that it measures saturation or predicts which hue the room will favor.
What the comparison can—and cannot—settle
Soft Fern has an LRV of 56.67; Benjamin Moore October Mist 1495 is 46.54. The difference is 10.13 points, with Soft Fern returning more light under the reference measurement. Soft Fern is a pale green shaded by gray. The value measures reflectance, so it cannot by itself identify an undertone, a coating finish or the amount of illumination needed in the room. The daylight and evening-light checks covers that related choice.
Check the wall behind the sofa in bright light; the desired fern-green should remain visible without extra green accessories. Do not read LRV 56.67 as a percentage improvement in perceived room brightness. Make the decision with the board upright at the actual wall or cabinet position, including the least illuminated portion. The north-facing room assessment covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Soft Fern 2144-40. The recorded LRV is 56.67. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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