Irish Spring (BM 2038-70)
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Irish Spring (BM 2038-70) is a very light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 84.8, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Spring
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Irish Spring 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 Irish Spring, 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 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Minted Ice | 480A-1 | 84.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Whisper | 5008-7A | 78 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wintergreen | 1229-1 | 80 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Irish Spring (LRV 84.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Spring
Darker than Irish Spring
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2038-70 |
| Hex | #DCF6EB |
| RGB | 220, 246, 235 |
| HSL | 155°, 59%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.8, -10.5, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Spring (BM 2038-70), published as #DCF6EB
#C9EBE9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Spring (BM 2038-70)?
- Irish Spring has an LRV of 84.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Spring is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Spring in another brand?
- Minted Ice (Behr 480A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Irish Spring warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Irish Spring 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.