April Showers
PPG1118-2 · #DADEB5 · LRV 70 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3April Showers70
- 4Green Vibes75
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is April Showers, Really?
April Showers reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1118-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for April Showers
April Showers 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 April Showers
At LRV 70, April Showers is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 April Showers 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1118-2 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 | Lime GranitaSW 6715 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Modern ZenM340-3A · Behr | 2.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Sea Mist2147-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool CucumberV059-2 · Valspar | 1.2 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | April ShowersPPG1118-2 · Glidden | 0.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Seawind325-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to April Showers within PPG / 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 #DADEB5 in HSL space. Pair April Showers with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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