Mild Mint (Behr PPU11-12)
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Mild Mint (Behr PPU11-12) is a light, warm green from Behr: LRV 61.9, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mild Mint
Four Behr colors picked for Mild 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 Mild 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 | Frostwork | SW 0059 | 62 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hollingsworth Green | HC-141 | 63.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mellow Spring | 5007-3B | 63 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Frosty Pine | 1124-3 | 60 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Mild Mint (LRV 61.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mild Mint
Darker than Mild Mint
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU11-12 |
| Hex | #C9D1C2 |
| RGB | 201, 209, 194 |
| HSL | 92°, 14%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.9, -5.4, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mild Mint (Behr PPU11-12), published as #C9D1C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mild Mint (Behr PPU11-12)?
- Mild Mint has an LRV of 61.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mild Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mild Mint in another brand?
- Mellow Spring (Valspar 5007-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mild Mint warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mild Mint as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.