Green Tea (Behr ICC-56)
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Green Tea (Behr ICC-56) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 45.9, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Tea
Four Behr colors picked for Green Tea 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 Green Tea, 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 | Forever Green | SW 9653 | 44 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ferndale Green | ES-43 | 45 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Ballroom Dancing | 5005-4A | 44 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Light Sage | 1124-4 | 47 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Green Tea (LRV 45.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Tea
Darker than Green Tea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-56 |
| Hex | #B0B7A8 |
| RGB | 176, 183, 168 |
| HSL | 88°, 9%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.5, -5.2, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Tea (Behr ICC-56), published as #B0B7A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Tea (Behr ICC-56)?
- Green Tea has an LRV of 45.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Tea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Green Tea in another brand?
- Forever Green (SW 9653) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Green Tea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Green Tea as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.