Soft Green (BM 2045-70)
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Soft Green (BM 2045-70) is a very light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.6, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft 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 Soft 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.
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Soft Green (LRV 81.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Green
Darker than Soft Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2045-70 |
| Hex | #D4F4ED |
| RGB | 212, 244, 237 |
| HSL | 167°, 59%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.8, -11.7, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Green (BM 2045-70), published as #D4F4ED
#C1E9EB
#E7FFED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Green (BM 2045-70)?
- Soft Green has an LRV of 81.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Green is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Green in another brand?
- Teal Ice (Behr 490A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Soft Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Green as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.1; 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.