Benjamin Moore  Classics® Collection  Greens

Cedar Path

A deep, muted green. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

454LRV 23Exterior approved

On the wall at Raintree: Classics, right bay, top band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 23 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.

Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on interior walls. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Flat on exterior stucco; soft gloss on doors and shutters.

Master Color Index

Code
454
Collection
Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection
Family
Greens
LRV (official)
23
Exterior
Approved for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 454 publishes in the Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Exterior body (muted colors this deep are common in desert HOA palettes): outside the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley limits
  • — Exterior trim and fascia, set darker than the body
  • — Front doors and shutters
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in Cedar Path
A stucco front, saguaros along the walk
A ranch house with a front porch, shown in Cedar Path
A ranch house with a front porch
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in Cedar Path
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner
A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Cedar Path
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Cedar Path
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Cedar Path
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 454. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Secret PathCSP-800LRV 28Five points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Greens.
  • Adirondack Green453LRV 29Six points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Greens.
  • Webster GreenHC-130LRV 20Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Greens.
  • In the GardenCSP-805LRV 18Five points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Greens.
  • Pinelands446LRV 21The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Two points darker at about the same warmth.

Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Cedar Path compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. 454 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.