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Behr Midwinter Mist#A8F5E5 · LRV 79

Midwinter Mist reads as a blue-green / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr M470-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR MIDWINTER MIST
RGB 168, 245, 229 LRV 79

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Midwinter Mist
SKU M470-3
Hex #A8F5E5
RGB 168, 245, 229
HSL 168°, 79%, 81%
LRV 79
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Green

About Behr Midwinter Mist

Midwinter Mist is very light — LRV 79, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Midwinter Mist shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Barely Aqua
SKU 0692 · #BAE9E0 · LRV 74
ΔE 5.84 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.48
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5681
#A2EBD8
Pale Jade
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 72
DE5694
#B0EEE2
East Cape
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 76
DE5674
#B2EED3
Faint Clover
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 75
DE5680
#C5F5E8
Shallow End
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 83
DE5729
#B1EAE8
Spearmint
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 74

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.4
All green at Benjamin Moore →
2044-60
#B3EDE1
Crystal Clear
ΔE 3.4 · LRV
2045-60
#B3EDE2
Winter Green
ΔE 3.55 · LRV
2039-60
#B8EEE0
Seafoam Green
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 75
2042-60
#B8EEE1
Florida Aqua
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 75
2046-60
#B4ECE3
Misty Teal
ΔE 4.28 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.26
All green at PPG / Glidden →
1229-2
#BDE8D8
Wintergreen Mint
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 73
17-30
#BCE7D1
Dinner Mint
ΔE 6.91 · LRV 72
1227-2
#C4EAD5
Sweet Pea
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 75
1228-2
#C1E5D5
Jade Spell
ΔE 7.94 · LRV 72
1233-4
#B5E4E4
Seascape Green
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 71

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.71
All green at Valspar →
6002-9B
#B6E5CD
Beach Blanket
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 70.7
5008-9A
#C3ECE2
Sprinkle
ΔE 6.8 · LRV 76.8
V026-1
#C8EBD9
Woolly Mint
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 77
P065
#C5E9E3
Polar Ice
ΔE 8.58 · LRV 75.6
6003-9A
#CEECDB
Delicate Frost
ΔE 9.29 · LRV 78

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.26
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6757
#C1E6DF
Tame Teal
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 73
SW 6750
#C0E3DA
Waterfall
ΔE 8.55 · LRV 71
SW 6764
#C2E5E5
Swimming
ΔE 10.44 · LRV 73
SW 6749
#D7EBE2
Embellished Blue
ΔE 12.4 · LRV 79
SW 6778
#C6E3E8
Aviary Blue
ΔE 13.45 · LRV 73

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.31
All green at Clare →
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 14.31 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-34
#D5E2DD
Headspace
ΔE 15.17 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-56
#D2E4E8
Frozen
ΔE 15.87 · LRV 75
PNT100-LT-72
#DDE6DF
Flow State
ΔE 16.26 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-06
#E3E7E4
Chill
ΔE 18.65 · LRV 79

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 14.75
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 14.75 · LRV 67
JG-115
#E5E8E4
Cloudy Gray
ΔE 18.89 · LRV 80
JG-119
#DEDFD8
Chime Gray
ΔE 19.35 · LRV 73
JG-103
#E4E2D4
Blanched
ΔE 19.83 · LRV 76
JG-22
#E5E4DB
Shiplap
ΔE 19.87 · LRV 77

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 17.8
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 269
#E8EEEA
Cabbage White
ΔE 17.8 · LRV 84
NO. 204
#D9DCD2
Pale Powder
ΔE 18.36 · LRV 71
NO. 252
#E5E7DC
Pavilion Blue
ΔE 18.49 · LRV 79
NO. 235
#D5DBDB
Borrowed Light
ΔE 18.68 · LRV 70
NO. 2010
#EDE9D8
James White
ΔE 20.39 · LRV 81

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 20.22
All green at Backdrop →
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 20.22 · LRV 86
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 20.22 · LRV 92
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 21.55 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 22.06 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 22.29 · LRV 65

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Midwinter Mist within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

520C-3
Rapture Blue
LRV 81
530C-3
Winsome Hue
LRV 83
M480-3
Bengal Blue
LRV 77
520E-2
Tropical Breeze
LRV 77
P490-2
Blue Sarong
LRV 84
520A-3
Nevada Sky
LRV 85

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A8F5E5 in HSL space. Pair Midwinter Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A8F5E5 + #F5A8B8
TRIADIC
#A8F5E5 · #E5A8F5 · #F5E5A8
ANALOGOUS
#A8F5BE · #A8F5E5 · #A8DFF5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.25:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.86:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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