Icing on the Cake (BM 2049-70)
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Icing on the Cake (BM 2049-70) 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 Icing on the Cake
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Icing on the Cake 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 Icing on the Cake, 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 | Blue Horizon | SW 6497 | 78 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Glacier Bay | 500A-1 | 85.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stillness | 7005-2 | 83 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Waterscape | 1137-3 | 81 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Icing on the Cake (LRV 81.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Icing on the Cake
Darker than Icing on the Cake
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2049-70 |
| Hex | #DCF0ED |
| RGB | 220, 240, 237 |
| HSL | 171°, 40%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, -7.1, -0.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Icing on the Cake (BM 2049-70), published as #DCF0ED
#C9E6EB
#EFFAED
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Icing on the Cake (BM 2049-70)?
- Icing on the Cake 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 Icing on the Cake is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Icing on the Cake in another brand?
- Glacier Bay (Behr 500A-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Icing on the Cake warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Icing on the Cake as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.8; 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.