Bahama Waters (BM 576)
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Bahama Waters (BM 576) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.9, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bahama Waters
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bahama Waters 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 Bahama Waters, 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 | Refresh | SW 6751 | 59 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| Behr | Reef Green | 470A-3 | 65.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Mino's Eye | 6003-9B | 69 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mountain Mint | 1227-3 | 65 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Bahama Waters (LRV 68.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Bahama Waters
Darker than Bahama Waters
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 576 |
| Hex | #ABE6CD |
| RGB | 171, 230, 205 |
| HSL | 155°, 54%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -23.8, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bahama Waters (BM 576), published as #ABE6CD
#97DBCB
#BFF1CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bahama Waters (BM 576)?
- Bahama Waters has an LRV of 68.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bahama Waters is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bahama Waters in another brand?
- Mino's Eye (Valspar 6003-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Bahama Waters warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bahama Waters as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.