Barely Teal (BM 2048-70)
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Barely Teal (BM 2048-70) is a very light, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 81.1, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barely Teal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barely Teal by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Barely Teal, 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 blue colors nearest to Barely Teal (LRV 81.1) by LRV.
Darker than Barely Teal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2048-70 |
| Hex | #D3F1EE |
| RGB | 211, 241, 238 |
| HSL | 174°, 52%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.0, -10.3, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barely Teal (BM 2048-70), published as #D3F1EE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barely Teal (BM 2048-70)?
- Barely Teal has an LRV of 81.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barely Teal is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Barely Teal in another brand?
- Ionic Sky (Behr 510C-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Barely Teal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Barely Teal as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.8; 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.