Tropical Pool (BM 2038-60)
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Tropical Pool (BM 2038-60) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.4, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Pool
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tropical Pool 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 Tropical Pool, 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 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Summer House | P430-1 | 79.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Lily | 6001-9A | 79 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wintergreen Mint | 1229-2 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Tropical Pool (LRV 75.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Pool
Darker than Tropical Pool
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2038-60 |
| Hex | #BFEDDE |
| RGB | 191, 237, 222 |
| HSL | 160°, 56%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.3, -17.7, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Pool (BM 2038-60), published as #BFEDDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Pool (BM 2038-60)?
- Tropical Pool has an LRV of 75.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Pool is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Pool in another brand?
- Wintergreen Mint (PPG 1229-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Tropical Pool warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tropical Pool as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.