Granny Smith Apple
90YY 58/424 · #C8D27E · LRV 58 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Granny Smith Apple58
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Granny Smith Apple, Really?
Granny Smith Apple reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YY 58/424 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Granny Smith Apple
Granny Smith Apple 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 Granny Smith Apple
At LRV 58, Granny Smith Apple 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 Granny Smith Apple 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 90YY 58/424 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 | PrimaveraSW 9031 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Outback390F-4 · Behr | 3.6 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pear Green2028-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunny Lime8001-29D · Valspar | 3.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Green GeckoPPG1217-6 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Perfectly Pear124-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.5 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Granny Smith Apple 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 #C8D27E in HSL space. Pair Granny Smith Apple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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