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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1229-3

PPG / Glidden Almost Aqua#98DDC5 · LRV 62

Almost Aqua reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1229-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN ALMOST AQUA
RGB 152, 221, 197 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Almost Aqua
SKU 1229-3
Hex #98DDC5
RGB 152, 221, 197
HSL 159°, 50%, 73%
LRV 62
Undertone green / cool
Family Green

About PPG / Glidden Almost Aqua

At LRV 62, Almost Aqua 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.

Almost Aqua 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Shimmering Glade
SKU 0707 · #A3D6C5 · LRV 60
ΔE 3.76 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all green from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All green at Benjamin Moore →
2038-50
#95DDC7
Return to Paradise
ΔE 0.88 · LRV
577
#A1DFC5
Mermaid's Tale
ΔE 1.58 · LRV
590
#A1DFCB
Celadon
ΔE 1.81 · LRV
2037-50
#94E1C2
Greenwood Lake
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 63
2036-50
#A4DCC1
Marina Bay
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 62

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All green at Behr →
MQ4-17
#96D8C3
Pageant Green
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 60
S440-3
#A1DFC9
Aspiring Blue
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 65
500F-4
#A6DBC9
Swan Sea
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 63
S430-3
#A0D5BA
Garden Twilight
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 59
510E-3
#A5DECF
Ocean Kiss
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 65

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.95
All green at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5689
#94D2BF
Wintermint
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 56
DE5695
#87E0CF
Seafoam
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 63
DE5675
#8BE0BA
Sprig of Mint
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 62
DE5668
#A7D3B7
Glenwood Green
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 58
DE5723
#9CD4CF
Fountain City
ΔE 7.26 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.03
All green at Valspar →
5008-9C
#93DECE
Fresh Mist
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 63.1
6003-9B
#ADE1C5
Mino's Eye
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 66.6
5008-9B
#A8E3D7
Aquatic Mist
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 68.3
5007-9B
#A8DACF
Aqua Glow
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 62.8
V065-3
#9BD8D3
Electro Chill
ΔE 6.98 · LRV 60.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.41
All green at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6937
#87DCCE
Tantalizing Teal
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 61
SW 6751
#A1D4C8
Refresh
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 59
SW 6758
#A1D5CB
Aqueduct
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 59
SW 6744
#B7D7BF
Reclining Green
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 62
SW 6737
#AED2B0
Kiwi
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.93
All green at Clare →
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 12.93 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 13.25 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 14.22 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-36
#C2DADD
Nairobi Blue
ΔE 14.78 · LRV 67
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 16.13 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.1
All green at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 210
#A1C5C8
Blue Ground
ΔE 13.1 · LRV 52
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 13.86 · LRV 59
NO. 32
#C4C6A5
Cooking Apple Green
ΔE 16.79 · LRV 55
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 18.46 · LRV 62
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 18.59 · LRV 61

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.33
All green at Magnolia Home →
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 13.33 · LRV 67
JG-76
#AEC8CA
It Is Well
ΔE 14.11 · LRV 55
JG-88
#AFCACD
Vibrant Horizon
ΔE 14.24 · LRV 56
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 16.8 · LRV 61
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 17.74 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 19.12
All green at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 19.12 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.49 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 20.8 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 21.03 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 30.96 · LRV 60

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Almost Aqua within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

1227-3
Mountain Mint
LRV 65
17-29
San Juan Spritz
LRV 57
1228-3
Flowering Cactus
LRV 58
1230-3
Whirlpool
LRV 62
1232-4
Isle Royale
LRV 58
1132-3
Taffy Twist
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #98DDC5 in HSL space. Pair Almost Aqua with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#98DDC5 + #DD98B0
TRIADIC
#98DDC5 · #C598DD · #DDC598
ANALOGOUS
#98DDA3 · #98DDC5 · #98D3DD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.56:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.48:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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