Spring Break (BM 627)
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Spring Break (BM 627) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.1, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spring Break
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spring Break 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 Spring Break, 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 | Easy Green | SW 6450 | 50 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Spring Reflection | MQ6-13 | 47.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Spearmint Haze | 5006-5C | 45 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Green Silk | 1139-3 | 49 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Spring Break (LRV 46.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Spring Break
Darker than Spring Break
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 627 |
| Hex | #9CBEA6 |
| RGB | 156, 190, 166 |
| HSL | 138°, 21%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.0, -16.2, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spring Break (BM 627), published as #9CBEA6
#8AB4A4
#AEC8A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spring Break (BM 627)?
- Spring Break has an LRV of 46.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spring Break is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Spring Break in another brand?
- Spring Reflection (Behr MQ6-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Spring Break warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spring Break as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.