Return to Paradise
2038-50 · #95DDC7 · LRV 62 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Return to Paradise, Really?
Return to Paradise reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2038-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Return to Paradise
Return to Paradise is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Return to Paradise
At LRV 62, Return to Paradise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Return to Paradise 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 Benjamin Moore 2038-50 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 | Green JewelSW 6985 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pageant GreenMQ4-17 · Behr | 1.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Fresh Mist5008-9C · Valspar | 2.2 | 63.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Almost AquaPPG1229-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Almost AquaPPG1229-3 · Glidden | 0.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Montpelier Green130-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Return to Paradise within Benjamin Moore'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 #95DDC7 in HSL space. Pair Return to Paradise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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