Mountain Mint (PPG 1227-3)
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Mountain Mint (PPG 1227-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Mint
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mountain Mint 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 Mountain Mint, 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 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Marina Bay | 2036-50 | 61.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Reef Green | 470A-3 | 65.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mino's Eye | 6003-9B | 69 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Mountain Mint (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Mint
Darker than Mountain Mint
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1227-3 |
| Hex | #A7E0C2 |
| RGB | 167, 224, 194 |
| HSL | 148°, 48%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, -24.3, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Mint (PPG 1227-3), published as #A7E0C2
#94D5C0
#BAEBC2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Mint (PPG 1227-3)?
- Mountain Mint has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Mint in another brand?
- Reef Green (Behr 470A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Mint warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mountain Mint as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.