Rainforest Dew (BM 2146-50)
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Rainforest Dew (BM 2146-50) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rainforest Dew
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rainforest Dew 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 Rainforest Dew, 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 | Wild Lime | SW 9668 | 72 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Feldspar | 410C-2 | 80.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Ice | 6008-7A | 81 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Forgive Quickly | 1116-3 | 74 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Rainforest Dew (LRV 74.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Rainforest Dew
Darker than Rainforest Dew
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2146-50 |
| Hex | #E7E5BD |
| RGB | 231, 229, 189 |
| HSL | 57°, 47%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, -5.8, 19.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rainforest Dew (BM 2146-50), published as #E7E5BD
#D6DBBB
#F8EFBC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rainforest Dew (BM 2146-50)?
- Rainforest Dew has an LRV of 74.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rainforest Dew is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rainforest Dew in another brand?
- Lime Ice (Valspar 6008-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Rainforest Dew warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rainforest Dew as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.8; 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.