Formal Garden (Behr 450B-6)
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Formal Garden (Behr 450B-6) is a deep, warm green from Behr: LRV 23.9, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Formal Garden
Four Behr colors picked for Formal Garden 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 Formal Garden, 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 | Envy | SW 6925 | 20 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Peppermint Leaf | 2033-20 | 21.6 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Simply Green | 6002-8C | 25 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Leap Frog | 1225-7 | 30 | 5.6 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Formal Garden (LRV 23.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Formal Garden
Darker than Formal Garden
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 450B-6 |
| Hex | #3A984D |
| RGB | 58, 152, 77 |
| HSL | 132°, 45%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.0, -44.2, 31.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Formal Garden (Behr 450B-6), published as #3A984D
#208E4D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Formal Garden (Behr 450B-6)?
- Formal Garden has an LRV of 23.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Formal Garden is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Formal Garden in another brand?
- Peppermint Leaf (BM 2033-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.4 (noticeably different).
- Is Formal Garden warm or cool?
- Behr lists Formal Garden as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.3; 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.