Mountain Mint (Behr 450A-3)
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Mountain Mint (Behr 450A-3) is a light, warm green from Behr: LRV 73.1, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Mint
Four Behr colors picked for Mountain Mint 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 Mountain Mint, 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 | Green Vibes | SW 6928 | 75 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Honeydew | 549 | 66.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Frolic | 6003-7B | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lime Sorbet | 1225-4 | 71 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Mountain Mint (LRV 73.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Mint
Darker than Mountain Mint
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 450A-3 |
| Hex | #C3E8BF |
| RGB | 195, 232, 191 |
| HSL | 114°, 47%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.5, -19.6, 16.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Mint (Behr 450A-3), published as #C3E8BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Mint (Behr 450A-3)?
- Mountain Mint has an LRV of 73.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Mint in another brand?
- Lime Sorbet (PPG 1225-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Mountain Mint warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mountain Mint as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.0; 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.