Creamy Spinach (Behr S390-3)
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Creamy Spinach (Behr S390-3) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 49.5, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Creamy Spinach
Four Behr colors picked for Creamy Spinach 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 Creamy Spinach, 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 | Easy Green | SW 6450 | 50 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Salisbury Green | HC-139 | 46.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Monsoon | 5008-3C | 49 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coastal Crush | 1129-4 | 50 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Creamy Spinach (LRV 49.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Creamy Spinach
Darker than Creamy Spinach
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S390-3 |
| Hex | #B2BFA6 |
| RGB | 178, 191, 166 |
| HSL | 91°, 16%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.8, -9.0, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Creamy Spinach (Behr S390-3), published as #B2BFA6
#A1B5A4
#C3C9A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Creamy Spinach (Behr S390-3)?
- Creamy Spinach has an LRV of 49.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Creamy Spinach is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Creamy Spinach in another brand?
- Salisbury Green (BM HC-139) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Creamy Spinach warm or cool?
- Behr lists Creamy Spinach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.