Barely Jade
10GG 62/026 · #CCD1CF · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Upward57
- 3Barely Jade62
- 4Wickham Gray68
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Barely Jade, Really?
Barely Jade reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 10GG 62/026 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Barely Jade
Barely 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Barely Jade
At LRV 62, Barely Jade is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Barely 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 Glidden 10GG 62/026 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 | MistySW 6232 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sparkling SilverHDC-MD-06G · Behr | 0.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sterling1591 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sonnet GrayT654 · Valspar | 0.8 | 62.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ghost WhispererPPG1039-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Moonlit Walk434-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Barely Jade within Glidden'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 #CCD1CF in HSL space. Pair Barely Jade with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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