Summer Green (BM 2043-60)
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Summer Green (BM 2043-60) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.1, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Summer Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Summer 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 Summer 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 | Tame Teal | SW 6757 | 73 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aloha | MQ4-23 | 74 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Aquatic Mist | 5008-9B | 71 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Ripple | 1232-3 | 69 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Summer Green (LRV 74.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Summer Green
Darker than Summer Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2043-60 |
| Hex | #B8EBE1 |
| RGB | 184, 235, 225 |
| HSL | 168°, 56%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -18.3, -0.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Summer Green (BM 2043-60), published as #B8EBE1
#A4E0DF
#CCF6E1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Summer Green (BM 2043-60)?
- Summer Green has an LRV of 74.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Summer Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Summer Green in another brand?
- Aloha (Behr MQ4-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Summer Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Summer Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.5; 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.