Salty Breeze
PPG1033-1 · #DDE2D7 · LRV 75 — cool green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Salty Breeze75
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Salty Breeze, Really?
Salty Breeze reads as a cool green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1033-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Salty Breeze
Salty Breeze 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Salty Breeze
Salty Breeze is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Salty Breeze 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 PPG1033-1 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 | Fleeting GreenSW 6455 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Light MistN390-1 · Behr | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl Gray863 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove5008-3A · Valspar | 2.1 | 74.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Salty BreezePPG1033-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Green330-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Salty Breeze 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 #DDE2D7 in HSL space. Pair Salty Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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