Santa Barbara Green (BM 2037-60)
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Santa Barbara Green (BM 2037-60) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.3, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Santa Barbara Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Santa Barbara Green 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 Santa Barbara Green, 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 | Waterfall | SW 6750 | 71 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| Behr | Seafoam Pearl | 470A-2 | 76.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Beach Blanket | 6002-9B | 73 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dinner Mint | 17-30 | 72 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Santa Barbara Green (LRV 76.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Santa Barbara Green
Darker than Santa Barbara Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2037-60 |
| Hex | #C0EFDB |
| RGB | 192, 239, 219 |
| HSL | 154°, 59%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, -19.0, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Santa Barbara Green (BM 2037-60), published as #C0EFDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Santa Barbara Green (BM 2037-60)?
- Santa Barbara Green has an LRV of 76.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Santa Barbara Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Santa Barbara Green in another brand?
- Seafoam Pearl (Behr 470A-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Santa Barbara Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Santa Barbara Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.