Sweet Midori (Behr 420B-5)
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Sweet Midori (Behr 420B-5) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 49.6, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Midori
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Midori by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sweet Midori, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Electric Lime | SW 6921 | 42 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Springhill Green | 412 | 47.3 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Martian | 6007-8C | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mojo | 1220-7 | 50 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Sweet Midori (LRV 49.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Midori
Darker than Sweet Midori
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 420B-5 |
| Hex | #A7C74F |
| RGB | 167, 199, 79 |
| HSL | 76°, 52%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.8, -28.3, 55.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Midori (Behr 420B-5), published as #A7C74F
#98BD50
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Midori (Behr 420B-5)?
- Sweet Midori has an LRV of 49.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Midori is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Midori in another brand?
- Mojo (PPG 1220-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Midori warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Midori as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 55.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.