Light Mint (BM 2046-70)
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Light Mint (BM 2046-70) is a very light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.8, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Mint
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Light 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 Light 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 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Teal Ice | 490A-1 | 81.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sea Air | 5006-9A | 78 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cascade | 1232-2 | 80 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Light Mint (LRV 81.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Mint
Darker than Light Mint
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2046-70 |
| Hex | #D5F4ED |
| RGB | 213, 244, 237 |
| HSL | 166°, 58%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, -11.4, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Mint (BM 2046-70), published as #D5F4ED
#C2E9EB
#E8FFED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Mint (BM 2046-70)?
- Light Mint has an LRV of 81.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Mint is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Light Mint in another brand?
- Teal Ice (Behr 490A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Light Mint warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Light Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; 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.