Crème de Mint (BM 2036-70)
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Crème de Mint (BM 2036-70) is a very light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crème de Mint
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crème de Mint 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 Crème de Mint, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Window Pane | 470A-1 | 86.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Neon Mint | 7005-3 | 82 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maggie's Magic | 1228-1 | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Crème de Mint (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Crème de Mint
Darker than Crème de Mint
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2036-70 |
| Hex | #E2F5E9 |
| RGB | 226, 245, 233 |
| HSL | 142°, 49%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.9, -8.4, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crème de Mint (BM 2036-70), published as #E2F5E9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crème de Mint (BM 2036-70)?
- Crème de Mint has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crème de Mint is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crème de Mint in another brand?
- Window Pane (Behr 470A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crème de Mint warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crème de Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.