Chinese Jade
PPU10-09 · #CBD1BB · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Chinese Jade, Really?
Chinese Jade reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU10-09 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Chinese Jade
Chinese Jade 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 Chinese Jade
At LRV 62, Chinese Jade 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 Chinese Jade 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 PPU10-09 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 | Liveable GreenSW 6176 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Budding GreenCSP-790 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mellow Spring5007-3B · Valspar | 1.9 | 61.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | With A TwistPPG1028-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | With A TwistPPG1028-2 · Glidden | 2.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Green Grove327-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Chinese Jade 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 #CBD1BB in HSL space. Pair Chinese Jade with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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