Irish Mint (BM 2041-70)
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Irish Mint (BM 2041-70) is a very light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 83.3, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Mint
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Irish 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 Irish 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Aqua Pura | 500C-2 | 85 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Stillness | 7005-2 | 83 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cascade | 1232-2 | 80 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Irish Mint (LRV 83.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Mint
Darker than Irish Mint
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2041-70 |
| Hex | #DEF4ED |
| RGB | 222, 244, 237 |
| HSL | 161°, 50%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 83.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.5, -8.5, 0.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Mint (BM 2041-70), published as #DEF4ED
#CBE9EB
#F1FFED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Mint (BM 2041-70)?
- Irish Mint has an LRV of 83.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Mint is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Mint in another brand?
- Aqua Pura (Behr 500C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Irish Mint warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Irish Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.9; 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.