Healing Aloe (Behr S400-3)
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Healing Aloe (Behr S400-3) is a medium, warm green from Behr: LRV 55.8, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Healing Aloe
Four Behr colors picked for Healing Aloe 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 Healing Aloe, 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 | Holly Glen | SW 9678 | 57 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Green | 443 | 54.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wedding Mint | 5006-3B | 55 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Lime Taffy | 1130-4 | 59 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Healing Aloe (LRV 55.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Healing Aloe
Darker than Healing Aloe
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S400-3 |
| Hex | #B9CAB3 |
| RGB | 185, 202, 179 |
| HSL | 104°, 18%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, -10.0, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Healing Aloe (Behr S400-3), published as #B9CAB3
#A8C0B1
#CBD4B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Healing Aloe (Behr S400-3)?
- Healing Aloe has an LRV of 55.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Healing Aloe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Healing Aloe in another brand?
- Desert Green (BM 443) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Healing Aloe warm or cool?
- Behr lists Healing Aloe as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; 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.