Wintergreen Mint (PPG 1229-2)
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Wintergreen Mint (PPG 1229-2) is a light, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wintergreen Mint
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen 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 | Waterfall | SW 6750 | 71 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Tropical Pool | 2038-60 | 75.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Seafoam Pearl | 470A-2 | 76.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Meadow Mist | 5008-7B | 70 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Wintergreen Mint (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Wintergreen Mint
Darker than Wintergreen Mint
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1229-2 |
| Hex | #BDE8D8 |
| RGB | 189, 232, 216 |
| HSL | 158°, 48%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, -17.0, 3.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wintergreen Mint (PPG 1229-2), published as #BDE8D8
#AADED6
#D0F3D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wintergreen Mint (PPG 1229-2)?
- Wintergreen Mint has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wintergreen Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wintergreen Mint in another brand?
- Tropical Pool (BM 2038-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Wintergreen Mint warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wintergreen Mint as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.2; 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.