Early Spring
MQ4-46 · #AEDB8D · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Early Spring62
- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Early Spring, Really?
Early Spring reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr MQ4-46 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Early Spring
Early Spring 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 Early Spring
At LRV 62, Early Spring 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 Early Spring 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 MQ4-46 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 | Witty GreenSW 6929 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Leprechaun Green557 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lush Meadow6005-9C · Valspar | 2.6 | 61.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Celery SprigPPG1224-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Green10GY 61/449 · Glidden | 3.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lil' Monster126-5DB · Dutch Boy | 3.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Early Spring 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 #AEDB8D in HSL space. Pair Early Spring with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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