Peridot Sparkle
427-2DB · #BCCBC5 · LRV 57 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Quietude48
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What Color Is Peridot Sparkle, Really?
Peridot Sparkle reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 427-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Peridot Sparkle
Peridot Sparkle 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Peridot Sparkle
At LRV 57, Peridot Sparkle 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 Peridot Sparkle 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 Dutch Boy 427-2DB 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 | Copen BlueSW 68 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Soothing SpringHDC-CL-23 · Behr | 1.1 | 58 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Seacliff Heights688 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sparkling Lake5002-3B · Valspar | 1.6 | 56.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Blue ShamrockPPG1136-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Blue ShamrockPPG1136-4 · Glidden | 0.9 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Peridot Sparkle within Dutch Boy'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 #BCCBC5 in HSL space. Pair Peridot Sparkle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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