Garden Medley (Behr 470B-5)
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Garden Medley (Behr 470B-5) is a deep, warm green from Behr: LRV 29.7, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Medley
Four Behr colors picked for Garden Medley 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 Garden Medley, 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 | Jitterbug Jade | SW 6987 | 25 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Kelly Green | 2037-30 | 26.6 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Cosmic Green | 6003-10C | 28 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beanstalk | 1227-6 | 31 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Garden Medley (LRV 29.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Medley
Darker than Garden Medley
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 470B-5 |
| Hex | #28A873 |
| RGB | 40, 168, 115 |
| HSL | 155°, 62%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.4, -46.6, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Medley (Behr 470B-5), published as #28A873
#009E72
#47B272
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Medley (Behr 470B-5)?
- Garden Medley has an LRV of 29.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Medley is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Medley in another brand?
- Beanstalk (PPG 1227-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garden Medley warm or cool?
- Behr lists Garden Medley as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.