Spring Thaw
90YY 83/179 · #D9DCDD · LRV 83 — cool blue-green tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
What Color Is Spring Thaw, Really?
Spring Thaw reads as a cool blue-green tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YY 83/179 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Thaw
Spring Thaw 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Spring Thaw
Spring Thaw is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Spring Thaw 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 83/179 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 | Spatial WhiteSW 6259 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver CharmPPL-65 · Behr | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Cloud2126-60 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Respite8004-47A · Valspar | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spring ThawPPG1013-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Vapor438-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Spring Thaw 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 #D9DCDD in HSL space. Pair Spring Thaw with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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