Sweet Pea (BM 2031-30)
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Sweet Pea (BM 2031-30) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.1, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Pea
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Pea 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 Sweet Pea, 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 | Electric Lime | SW 6921 | 42 | 7.3 | clearly different |
| Behr | Limeade | S-G-420 | 41.2 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Awakening | 6006-10C | 42 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Green Pear | 1224-7 | 42 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Sweet Pea (LRV 41.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Pea
Darker than Sweet Pea
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2031-30 |
| Hex | #78BF38 |
| RGB | 120, 191, 56 |
| HSL | 92°, 55%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, -44.0, 58.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Pea (BM 2031-30), published as #78BF38
#68B43A
#88CA33
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Pea (BM 2031-30)?
- Sweet Pea has an LRV of 41.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Pea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Pea in another brand?
- Awakening (Valspar 6006-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 3.2 (noticeably different).
- Is Sweet Pea warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Pea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 58.0; 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.