Soft Venetian Green
30GY 72/196 · #D1E4C1 · LRV 72 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Soft Venetian Green72
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Soft Venetian Green, Really?
Soft Venetian Green reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30GY 72/196 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Venetian Green
Soft Venetian 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 Soft Venetian Green
At LRV 72, Soft Venetian 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 Soft Venetian 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 30GY 72/196 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 | Green VibesSW 6928 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Irish FolkloreP380-3 · Behr | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Country Green540 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cat WomanV060-2 · Valspar | 1.5 | 72.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Aloe VeraPPG1222-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Welcoming Green127-2DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Venetian 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 #D1E4C1 in HSL space. Pair Soft Venetian Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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