Tropical Dream (Behr 460A-2)
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Tropical Dream (Behr 460A-2) is a very light, warm green from Behr: LRV 80.5, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Dream
Four Behr colors picked for Tropical Dream 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 Tropical Dream, 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 | Jocular Green | SW 6736 | 71 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Parkside Dunes | 568 | 76.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Minty Fresh | 6002-7A | 77 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Applemint | 1225-3 | 76 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Tropical Dream (LRV 80.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Dream
Darker than Tropical Dream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 460A-2 |
| Hex | #D3EFD8 |
| RGB | 211, 239, 216 |
| HSL | 131°, 47%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, -13.4, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Dream (Behr 460A-2), published as #D3EFD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Dream (Behr 460A-2)?
- Tropical Dream has an LRV of 80.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Dream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Dream in another brand?
- Minty Fresh (Valspar 6002-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Tropical Dream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tropical Dream as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.