Gentle Breeze (BM 589)
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Gentle Breeze (BM 589) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.9, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Breeze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gentle Breeze 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 Gentle Breeze, 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 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Crystal Rapids | P420-2 | 69.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Beach Blanket | 6002-9B | 73 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wintergreen Mint | 1229-2 | 73 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Gentle Breeze (LRV 69.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Breeze
Darker than Gentle Breeze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 589 |
| Hex | #B1E7D4 |
| RGB | 177, 231, 212 |
| HSL | 159°, 53%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, -21.0, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Breeze (BM 589), published as #B1E7D4
#9DDCD2
#C5F2D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Breeze (BM 589)?
- Gentle Breeze has an LRV of 69.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Breeze is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Breeze in another brand?
- Crystal Rapids (Behr P420-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Gentle Breeze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gentle Breeze as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.