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GLIDDEN · PPG1038-2

Glidden Dewdrop#DDE4E3 · LRV 76

Dewdrop reads as a blue-green / cool — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1038-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN DEWDROP
RGB 221, 228, 227 LRV 76

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Dewdrop
SKU PPG1038-2
Hex #DDE4E3
RGB 221, 228, 227
HSL 171°, 11%, 88%
LRV 76
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Glidden Dewdrop

Dewdrop is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its teal 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Dewdrop shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9681 · #DDE6E5 · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 78
SW 6245 · #DDE2E0 · ΔE 1 · LRV 75
SW 9621 · #E0E3E2 · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 76
SW 9556 · #E0E2E0 · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 76
SW 6532 · #DEE2E4 · ΔE 2.39 · LRV 76

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.22
All gray at Behr →
790E-1 · #DEE5E4 · ΔE 0.22 · LRV 77
ICC-36 · #DCE3E4 · ΔE 1.07 · LRV 76
ECC-32-2 · #DCE1E2 · ΔE 1.65 · LRV 75
MQ3-51 · #D8E4E2 · ΔE 2.26 · LRV 76
790A-2 · #E0E2E1 · ΔE 2.33 · LRV 76

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.62
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2131-70 · #DDE5E5 · ΔE 0.62 · LRV 76
1646 · #DAE3E2 · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 74
866 · #DAE4E2 · ΔE 1.48 · LRV 76
2120-70 · #DFE3E3 · ΔE 1.58 · LRV 76
2125-60 · #E0E4E4 · ΔE 1.59 · LRV 77

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.65
All gray at Valspar →
M319 · #DFE5E3 · ΔE 0.65 · LRV 77.4
8007-3E · #DDE5E6 · ΔE 1.05 · LRV 77
V138-1 · #DDE5E6 · ΔE 1.05 · LRV 77
T655 · #DEE5E0 · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 76.9
T651 · #E1E3E3 · ΔE 2.51 · LRV 76.2

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.52
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1038-2 · #DDE4E2 · ΔE 0.52 · LRV 76
PPG1149-1 · #DAE4E4 · ΔE 1.26 · LRV 76
PPG1147-1 · #DBE5E4 · ΔE 1.27 · LRV 77
PPG1012-1 · #E0E4E1 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 77
PPG1146-1 · #DBE5E2 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 77

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.81
All gray at Dutch Boy →
336-1DB · #DCE7E8 · ΔE 1.81 · LRV 78
429-1DB · #D6E4E7 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 76
238-1DB · #D9E4E9 · ΔE 3.06 · LRV 76
433-1DB · #D9E3E9 · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 76
236-1DB · #D5E5E7 · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 76
HGSW 4058 · #D8E0DF · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 73
HGSW 6224 · #D8E0DF · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 73
HGSW 1457 · #DBDFE0 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 73
HGSW 4056 · #E3E4E1 · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 77
HGSW 6252 · #E3E4E1 · ΔE 2.77 · LRV 77

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5770 · #D9E6E8 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 71
DE6351 · #E1E3E4 · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 71
DE5819 · #DCE4E9 · ΔE 3.03 · LRV 71
DE5715 · #D8E4DE · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 70
DE6337 · #E3E5E8 · ΔE 3.6 · LRV 73

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-115 · #E5E8E4 · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 80
JG-119 · #DEDFD8 · ΔE 3.73 · LRV 73
JG-22 · #E5E4DB · ΔE 4.77 · LRV 77
JG-11 · #E0DFD4 · ΔE 5.46 · LRV 73
JG-103 · #E4E2D4 · ΔE 6.54 · LRV 76

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 314 · #DFE6EA · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 78
NO. 2001 · #E4E2DC · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 76
NO. 252 · #E5E7DC · ΔE 4.88 · LRV 79
NO. 2006 · #E4DFDC · ΔE 5.76 · LRV 74
NO. 9812 · #E9E4D6 · ΔE 7.22 · LRV 78

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.63
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0628 · #DDE3E1 · ΔE 0.63 · LRV 76
0649 · #DAE3E4 · ΔE 1.21 · LRV 76
0468 · #DAE4DF · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 76
0509 · #E2E3E2 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 77
0495 · #DAE5E0 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 76

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0628 · #DEE4E0 · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 76
0586 · #DDE3E7 · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 76
0509 · #E2E3DF · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 76
0021 · #E1E3DD · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 75
0495 · #D9E5E0 · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 76

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.91
All gray at Rodda →
CA026 · #E3E3DC · ΔE 3.91 · LRV 76
CA027 · #E2E2DB · ΔE 3.91 · LRV 76
R011 · #E7E4DD · ΔE 4.99 · LRV 78
R004 · #E4E3D9 · ΔE 5.06 · LRV 77
R005 · #E6E3DA · ΔE 5.38 · LRV 77

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-755 · #D9E4E5 · ΔE 1.75 · LRV 76
C2-947 · #E5EAE4 · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 81
C2-771 · #D8E3EA · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 75
C2-788 · #E8E5E1 · ΔE 4.73 · LRV 79
C2-721 · #D0E7E6 · ΔE 5.95 · LRV 76

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-06 · #E3E7E4 · ΔE 1.7 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-72 · #DDE6DF · ΔE 3.2 · LRV 77
PNT100-LT-05 · #E6E6E4 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 79
PNT100-LT-34 · #D5E2DD · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 74
PNT100-LT-56 · #D2E4E8 · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 75

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.44
All gray at Portola Paints →
ELLIE · #EAE8E6 · ΔE 4.44 · LRV 81
SABLE · #EDEDF1 · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 85
Gem
GEM · #E4E1D7 · ΔE 5.63 · LRV 75
KASHMIR · #F0E9E0 · ΔE 7.02 · LRV 82
MARIPOSA · #E8E2D0 · ΔE 8.52 · LRV 76

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.31
All gray at Annie Sloan →
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 10.31 · LRV 52
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 10.34 · LRV 49
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 11.49 · LRV 50
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 13.53 · LRV 47
OLD OCHRE · #DFC9A9 · ΔE 16.03 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.74
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-JA · #EFEDE3 · ΔE 5.74 · LRV 86
BD-TR · #F4F2E7 · ΔE 6.45 · LRV 92
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 9.65 · LRV 65
BD-DS · #F2EAD2 · ΔE 10.57 · LRV 84
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 10.8 · LRV 73

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.64
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
285140 · #F6F7F9 · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 93
329598 · #FBF6E0 · ΔE 10.19 · LRV 92
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 11.22 · LRV 57
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 13.72 · LRV 64
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 14.85 · LRV 68

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All gray at Kompozit →
0628 · #DEE4E0 · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 76
0586 · #DDE3E7 · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 76
0509 · #E2E3DF · ΔE 2.88 · LRV 76
0021 · #E1E3DD · ΔE 3.02 · LRV 76
0495 · #D9E5E0 · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 76

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Dewdrop within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1012-2 · LRV 76
PPG1149-1 · LRV 76
PPG1036-1 · LRV 77
PPG1147-1 · LRV 77
PPG1012-1 · LRV 77
PPG1146-1 · LRV 77

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DDE4E3 in HSL space. Pair Dewdrop with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DDE4E3 + #E4DDDE
TRIADIC
#DDE4E3 · #E3DDE4 · #E4E3DD
ANALOGOUS
#DDE4E0 · #DDE4E3 · #DDE2E4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.29:1 fail
Sample text on black
16.28:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Dewdrop Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Dewdrop from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1038-2 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Dewdrop

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Clean Slate (SW 9621), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.83). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Dewdrop without repainting risk. See the full Clean Slate swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Dewdrop

The closest Behr equivalent of Dewdrop is Subtle Touch (790E-1). At ΔE 0.22 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 76). If Behr is your counter, order Subtle Touch and you'll get the same color. See the full Subtle Touch swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Dewdrop

The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Dewdrop is Gray Sky (2131-70). At ΔE 0.62 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Gray Sky and you'll get the same color. See the full Gray Sky swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Dewdrop

The closest Valspar equivalent of Dewdrop is Moon Garden (M319). At ΔE 0.65 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 77.4 vs 76). If Valspar is your counter, order Moon Garden and you'll get the same color. See the full Moon Garden swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Dewdrop

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Dewdrop is Dewdrop (PPG1038-2). At ΔE 0.52 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Dewdrop and you'll get the same color. See the full Dewdrop swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Dewdrop

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Gauzy Blue (336-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 76) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Dewdrop without repainting risk. See the full Gauzy Blue swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Dewdrop

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Dewdrop is Sterling White (HGSW 4056) — very close at ΔE 2.77, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 76) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sterling White swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Dewdrop

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Dewdrop is Cold Wind (DE6351) — very close at ΔE 2.81, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 71 vs 76) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cold Wind swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Dewdrop

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Dewdrop. The nearest is Shiplap (JG-22) at ΔE 4.77 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 76). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Shiplap swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Dewdrop

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Dewdrop is Sizing (NO. 314) — very close at ΔE 2.68, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 76) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Sizing swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Dewdrop

The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Dewdrop is Illuminating Experience (0628). At ΔE 0.63 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool blue-green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Illuminating Experience and you'll get the same color. See the full Illuminating Experience swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Dewdrop

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Illuminating Experience (0628), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Dewdrop without repainting risk. See the full Illuminating Experience swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Dewdrop

Rodda has no exact twin of Dewdrop. The nearest is Porcelain (CA026) at ΔE 3.91 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Porcelain swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Dewdrop

C2 Paint's nearest match is Oxygen (C2-755), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Dewdrop without repainting risk. See the full Oxygen swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Dewdrop

At Clare, the closest color to Dewdrop is Flow State (PNT100-LT-72) — very close at ΔE 3.2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 77 vs 76) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Flow State swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Dewdrop

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Dewdrop — the nearest deck color, Gem (GEM), is clearly different (ΔE 5.63). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1038-2 instead. See the full Gem swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Dewdrop

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Dewdrop — the nearest deck color, Old Ochre (OLD OCHRE), is clearly different (ΔE 16.03). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1038-2 instead. See the full Old Ochre swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Dewdrop

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Dewdrop — the nearest deck color, Jane (BD-JA), is clearly different (ΔE 5.74). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1038-2 instead. See the full Jane swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Dewdrop

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Dewdrop — the nearest deck color, Blush Pink (285142), is clearly different (ΔE 13.72). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1038-2 instead. See the full Blush Pink swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Dewdrop

Kompozit's nearest match is Illuminating Experience (0628), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Dewdrop without repainting risk. See the full Illuminating Experience swatch →

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