Spring Leaf (BM 2030-40)
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Spring Leaf (BM 2030-40) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.7, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Leaf
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Leaf by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Spring Leaf, 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 | Picnic | SW 6731 | 47 | 6.7 | clearly different |
| Behr | Apple Orchard | 430B-5 | 49 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Greenscape | 6005-10A | 57 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Celery Sprig | 1224-6 | 57 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spring Leaf (LRV 54.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Leaf
Darker than Spring Leaf
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2030-40 |
| Hex | #97D477 |
| RGB | 151, 212, 119 |
| HSL | 99°, 52%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.0, -36.1, 39.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Leaf (BM 2030-40), published as #97D477
#86C976
#A8DF75
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Leaf (BM 2030-40)?
- Spring Leaf has an LRV of 54.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Leaf is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Leaf in another brand?
- Celery Sprig (PPG 1224-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Spring Leaf warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Leaf as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.