Bleached Spruce
PPG1223-4 · #B9D7AD · LRV 62 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Bleached Spruce62
- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Bleached Spruce, Really?
Bleached Spruce reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1223-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Bleached Spruce
Bleached Spruce 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 Bleached Spruce
At LRV 62, Bleached Spruce 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 Bleached Spruce 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 PPG1223-4 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 | RomaineSW 6730 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Topiary Tint440E-3 · Behr | 2.1 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Acadia Green2034-50 · Benjamin Moore | 3.2 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Jaded Lime5008-5B · Valspar | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bleached SprucePPG1223-4 · Glidden | 0.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Minted Cream128-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.2 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Bleached Spruce 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 #B9D7AD in HSL space. Pair Bleached Spruce with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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