Dinner Mint (PPG 17-30)
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Dinner Mint (PPG 17-30) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dinner Mint
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Dinner 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 Dinner 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 | Reclining Green | SW 6744 | 63 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | St. John's Bay | 584 | 66.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Seafoam Pearl | 470A-2 | 76.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Beach Blanket | 6002-9B | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Dinner Mint (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Dinner Mint
Darker than Dinner Mint
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 17-30 |
| Hex | #BCE7D1 |
| RGB | 188, 231, 209 |
| HSL | 149°, 47%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -18.2, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dinner Mint (PPG 17-30), published as #BCE7D1
#A9DCCF
#CFF2D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dinner Mint (PPG 17-30)?
- Dinner Mint has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dinner Mint is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dinner Mint in another brand?
- Beach Blanket (Valspar 6002-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Dinner Mint warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Dinner Mint as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.