Winter Green (BM 2045-60)
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Winter Green (BM 2045-60) 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 Winter Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter 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 Winter 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 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Aloha | MQ4-23 | 74 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Aquatic Mist | 5008-9B | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Ripple | 1232-3 | 69 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Winter Green (LRV 74.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Green
Darker than Winter Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2045-60 |
| Hex | #B3EDE2 |
| RGB | 179, 237, 226 |
| HSL | 169°, 62%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -20.5, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Green (BM 2045-60), published as #B3EDE2
#9FE2E0
#C7F8E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Green (BM 2045-60)?
- Winter 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 Winter Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Green in another brand?
- Aloha (Behr MQ4-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.