Thin Mint (Behr HDC-SM14-9)
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Thin Mint (Behr HDC-SM14-9) is a light, warm green from Behr: LRV 65.5, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thin Mint
Four Behr colors picked for Thin 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 Thin 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Spa | AF-435 | 62.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lunar Tide | 6006-3B | 68 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | With A Twist | 1028-2 | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Thin Mint (LRV 65.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Thin Mint
Darker than Thin Mint
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-SM14-9 |
| Hex | #D6D5BC |
| RGB | 214, 213, 188 |
| HSL | 58°, 24%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.8, -3.9, 12.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thin Mint (Behr HDC-SM14-9), published as #D6D5BC
#C5CBBA
#E8DFBC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thin Mint (Behr HDC-SM14-9)?
- Thin Mint has an LRV of 65.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thin Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Thin Mint in another brand?
- Spa (BM AF-435) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thin Mint warm or cool?
- Behr lists Thin Mint as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.5; 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.