Midori
P330-5 · #DCC772 · LRV 57 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Midori57
- 4Jackfruit62
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Midori, Really?
Midori reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P330-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Midori
Midori 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Midori
At LRV 57, Midori is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Midori 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 P330-5 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 | FrolicSW 6703 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gold Leaf201 · Benjamin Moore | 3.1 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Swiftly Green3008-5C · Valspar | 4.2 | 54.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GrassrootsPPG11-03 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | GrassrootsPPG11-03 · Glidden | 1.2 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Plantain Green122-5DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 56 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Midori 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 #DCC772 in HSL space. Pair Midori with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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