Mermaid's Tale (BM 577)
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Mermaid's Tale (BM 577) is a light, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.9, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mermaid's Tale
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mermaid's Tale 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 Mermaid's Tale, 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 | Retro Mint | SW 9036 | 54 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Reef Green | 470A-3 | 65.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Mino's Eye | 6003-9B | 69 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Almost Aqua | 1229-3 | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Mermaid's Tale (LRV 63.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Mermaid's Tale
Darker than Mermaid's Tale
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 577 |
| Hex | #A1DFC5 |
| RGB | 161, 223, 197 |
| HSL | 155°, 49%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.2, -25.0, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mermaid's Tale (BM 577), published as #A1DFC5
#8DD4C3
#B5EAC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mermaid's Tale (BM 577)?
- Mermaid's Tale has an LRV of 63.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mermaid's Tale is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mermaid's Tale in another brand?
- Reef Green (Behr 470A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Mermaid's Tale warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mermaid's Tale as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.