Spearmint Ice (BM 596)
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Spearmint Ice (BM 596) is a light, neutral green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 78.2, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spearmint Ice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spearmint Ice 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 Spearmint Ice, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Green Aqua | M420-2 | 76.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Icy Mint | 6001-7A | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Wintergreen | 1229-1 | 80 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spearmint Ice (LRV 78.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Spearmint Ice
Darker than Spearmint Ice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 596 |
| Hex | #D4ECDE |
| RGB | 212, 236, 222 |
| HSL | 145°, 39%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.4, -10.5, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spearmint Ice (BM 596), published as #D4ECDE
#C2E2DC
#E7F7DE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spearmint Ice (BM 596)?
- Spearmint Ice has an LRV of 78.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spearmint Ice is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spearmint Ice in another brand?
- Green Aqua (Behr M420-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spearmint Ice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spearmint Ice as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.