Cucumber (BM 428)
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Cucumber (BM 428) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 75.2, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cucumber
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cucumber 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 Cucumber, 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 | Lacewing | SW 6729 | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Minty Frosting | T12-18 | 77.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mint Mist | 6004-7A | 83 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Great Joy | 1120-3 | 76 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Cucumber (LRV 75.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Cucumber
Darker than Cucumber
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 428 |
| Hex | #DCE8CF |
| RGB | 220, 232, 207 |
| HSL | 89°, 35%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -8.4, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cucumber (BM 428), published as #DCE8CF
#CADECD
#EEF2CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cucumber (BM 428)?
- Cucumber has an LRV of 75.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cucumber is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cucumber in another brand?
- Minty Frosting (Behr T12-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cucumber warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cucumber as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.