Tide Pools (Behr 480E-2)
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Tide Pools (Behr 480E-2) is a light, neutral green from Behr: LRV 65.7, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tide Pools
Four Behr colors picked for Tide Pools 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 Tide Pools, 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 | Waterscape | SW 6470 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Rain | 708 | 65.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pillow Mint | 5005-5A | 68 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Geyser | 1138-2 | 65 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Tide Pools (LRV 65.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tide Pools
Darker than Tide Pools
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 480E-2 |
| Hex | #C6D8D0 |
| RGB | 198, 216, 208 |
| HSL | 153°, 19%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, -7.5, 1.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tide Pools (Behr 480E-2), published as #C6D8D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tide Pools (Behr 480E-2)?
- Tide Pools has an LRV of 65.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tide Pools is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tide Pools in another brand?
- Geyser (PPG 1138-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tide Pools warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tide Pools as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.9; 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.