Spearmint Stick (PPG 1224-2)
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Spearmint Stick (PPG 1224-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 85, so it reflects about 85 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spearmint Stick
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Spearmint Stick by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Spearmint Stick, 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 | White Mint | SW 6441 | 78 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tint of Mint | 851 | 81.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | At Ease | S400-1 | 83.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sea Cove | 7005-5 | 87 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Spearmint Stick (LRV 85) by LRV.
Lighter than Spearmint Stick
Darker than Spearmint Stick
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1224-2 |
| Hex | #E8F0E2 |
| RGB | 232, 240, 226 |
| HSL | 94°, 32%, 91% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.9, -5.1, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spearmint Stick (PPG 1224-2), published as #E8F0E2
#D6E6E0
#FBFBE2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spearmint Stick (PPG 1224-2)?
- Spearmint Stick has an LRV of 85. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spearmint Stick is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Spearmint Stick in another brand?
- At Ease (Behr S400-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spearmint Stick warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Spearmint Stick as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.