Spring Mint (BM 2040-70)
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Spring Mint (BM 2040-70) is a very light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 80.1, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Mint
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring 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 Spring 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Dew Pointe | M450-1 | 80.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stillness | 7005-2 | 83 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tropical Dream | 1230-1 | 79 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spring Mint (LRV 80.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Mint
Darker than Spring Mint
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2040-70 |
| Hex | #D9EDE7 |
| RGB | 217, 237, 231 |
| HSL | 162°, 36%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, -7.7, 0.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Mint (BM 2040-70), published as #D9EDE7
#C6E3E5
#ECF7E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Mint (BM 2040-70)?
- Spring Mint has an LRV of 80.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Mint is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Mint in another brand?
- Dew Pointe (Behr M450-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spring Mint warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.7; 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.