Baby Spinach
M400-5 · #89A882 · LRV 35 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Sage Green22
- 2Evergreen Fog30
- 3Baby Spinach35
- 4Clary Sage41
- 5October Mist47
What Color Is Baby Spinach, Really?
Baby Spinach reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr M400-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Baby Spinach
Baby Spinach is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Baby Spinach
Baby Spinach sits in the mid-range at LRV 35, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Baby Spinach are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr M400-5 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Lounge GreenSW 6444 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 36 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Winchester Sage628 · Benjamin Moore | 3.5 | 33 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Easygoing GreenP098 · Valspar | 2.6 | 35.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Luscious LimePPG1120-6 · PPG / Glidden | 4.5 | 35 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cultural Garden Green70GY 35/237 · Glidden | 2.9 | 35 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Glamorized Green328-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.1 | 36 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Baby Spinach within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #89A882 in HSL space. Pair Baby Spinach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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