Morning Dew Drop Green
70GY 74/149 · #CCE6D0 · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Morning Dew Drop Green, Really?
Morning Dew Drop Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70GY 74/149 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Morning Dew Drop Green
Morning Dew Drop Green 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Morning Dew Drop Green
At LRV 74, Morning Dew Drop Green 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 Morning Dew Drop Green 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 70GY 74/149 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 | Spirited GreenSW 6932 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Valley Mist460E-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Pistachio2034-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ultra Green6002-9A · Valspar | 2.2 | 73.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Herbal MistPPG1131-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Scottish Glenn128-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Morning Dew Drop Green 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 #CCE6D0 in HSL space. Pair Morning Dew Drop Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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