Minty Frosting (Behr T12-18)
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Minty Frosting (Behr T12-18) is a light, warm green from Behr: LRV 77.3, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minty Frosting
Four Behr colors picked for Minty 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 Minty 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 | Lacewing | SW 6729 | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cucumber | 428 | 75.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Tidepool | 5008-5A | 76 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Great Joy | 1120-3 | 76 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr green colors nearest to Minty Frosting (LRV 77.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Minty Frosting
Darker than Minty Frosting
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T12-18 |
| Hex | #DBE8CF |
| RGB | 219, 232, 207 |
| HSL | 91°, 35%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -8.7, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minty Frosting (Behr T12-18), published as #DBE8CF
#C9DECD
#EDF2CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minty Frosting (Behr T12-18)?
- Minty Frosting has an LRV of 77.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minty Frosting is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Minty Frosting in another brand?
- Cucumber (BM 428) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Minty Frosting warm or cool?
- Behr lists Minty Frosting as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.