Airy Green
MQ3-47 · #D9DEC2 · LRV 71 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Airy Green, Really?
Airy Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ3-47 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Airy Green
Airy Green 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 Airy Green
At LRV 71, Airy Green is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Airy Green 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 MQ3-47 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 | HoneydewSW 6428 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Garland Green429 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Spring JoyV061-1 · Valspar | 2.6 | 71.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Slow DancePPG1115-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Green Magic10GY 69/151 · Glidden | 1.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Green Garden227-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Airy Green 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 #D9DEC2 in HSL space. Pair Airy Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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