Cool Yellow
PPG1216-2 · #EAEECE · LRV 83 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Soft Fern57
- 2Hancock Green66
- 3Cool Yellow83
- 4Frosty Lime89
- 5Mint Hint95
What Color Is Cool Yellow, Really?
Cool Yellow reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1216-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cool Yellow
Cool Yellow 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Cool Yellow
Cool Yellow is very light — LRV 83, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Cool Yellow 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 PPG1216-2 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 | CitrineSW 6714 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 82 | Color page → |
| Behr | Climate ChangeS350-1 · Behr | 1.4 | 82 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Dark Linen2147-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Whipped Mint6006-7A · Valspar | 1.6 | 82.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cool YellowPPG1216-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 84 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Milky Green126-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 83 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Cool Yellow 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 #EAEECE in HSL space. Pair Cool Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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