Spearmint Frosting (Behr HDC-WR14-8)
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Spearmint Frosting (Behr HDC-WR14-8) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 47.1, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spearmint Frosting
Four Behr colors picked for Spearmint Frosting 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 Spearmint Frosting, 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 | Lark Green | SW 6745 | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brookdale Gardens | 599 | 48.3 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Kelp | 6001-8A | 47 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Grand Gusto | 1132-4 | 43 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Spearmint Frosting (LRV 47.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spearmint Frosting
Darker than Spearmint Frosting
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-WR14-8 |
| Hex | #8DC2A8 |
| RGB | 141, 194, 168 |
| HSL | 151°, 30%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, -22.7, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spearmint Frosting (Behr HDC-WR14-8), published as #8DC2A8
#7AB8A6
#A0CCA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spearmint Frosting (Behr HDC-WR14-8)?
- Spearmint Frosting has an LRV of 47.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spearmint Frosting is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spearmint Frosting in another brand?
- Kelp (Valspar 6001-8A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spearmint Frosting warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spearmint Frosting as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.