Mint Chocolate Chip (BM 436)
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Mint Chocolate Chip (BM 436) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.3, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mint Chocolate Chip
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mint Chocolate Chip 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 Mint Chocolate Chip, 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 | Gratifying Green | SW 6435 | 74 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Herbal Mist | 440E-2 | 71 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Pastures | 5006-3A | 67 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | St. Augustine | 1130-3 | 69 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Mint Chocolate Chip (LRV 69.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Mint Chocolate Chip
Darker than Mint Chocolate Chip
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 436 |
| Hex | #D4DECB |
| RGB | 212, 222, 203 |
| HSL | 92°, 22%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.3, -6.7, 8.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mint Chocolate Chip (BM 436), published as #D4DECB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mint Chocolate Chip (BM 436)?
- Mint Chocolate Chip has an LRV of 69.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mint Chocolate Chip is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mint Chocolate Chip in another brand?
- Herbal Mist (Behr 440E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mint Chocolate Chip warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mint Chocolate Chip as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.2; 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.