Tea Light (BM 471)
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Tea Light (BM 471) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.1, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tea Light
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tea Light 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 Tea Light, 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 | Frostwork | SW 0059 | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Terrace View | PPF-25 | 61.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spearmint Shale | 5008-3B | 63 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Frosty Pine | 1124-3 | 60 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Tea Light (LRV 60.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Tea Light
Darker than Tea Light
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 471 |
| Hex | #C9D0BF |
| RGB | 201, 208, 191 |
| HSL | 85°, 15%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -5.4, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tea Light (BM 471), published as #C9D0BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tea Light (BM 471)?
- Tea Light has an LRV of 60.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea Light is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tea Light in another brand?
- Terrace View (Behr PPF-25) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tea Light warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tea Light as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.