Quiet Rain
50BG 64/028 · #E7EFCF · LRV 64 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Quiet Rain64
- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Quiet Rain, Really?
Quiet Rain reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 50BG 64/028 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Quiet Rain
Quiet Rain 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 Quiet Rain
At LRV 64, Quiet Rain 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 Quiet Rain 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 50BG 64/028 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 | CitrineSW 6714 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 82 | Color page → |
| Behr | Climate ChangeS350-1 · Behr | 1.5 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lime Accent407 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 84 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Whipped Mint6006-7A · Valspar | 3.0 | 82.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Quiet RainPPG1221-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 83 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Milky Green126-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Quiet Rain 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 #E7EFCF in HSL space. Pair Quiet Rain with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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