Frivolous Folly
PPG1128-2 · #CED1C6 · LRV 63 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Upward57
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What Color Is Frivolous Folly, Really?
Frivolous Folly reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1128-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Frivolous Folly
Frivolous Folly 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Frivolous Folly
At LRV 63, Frivolous Folly 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 Frivolous Folly 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 PPG1128-2 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 | Conservative GraySW 6183 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | PavestoneBXC-59 · Behr | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Vapor Trails1556 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty Memory8004-29B · Valspar | 1.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Frivolous FollyPPG1128-2 · Glidden | 0.2 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zephyr Breeze422-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Frivolous Folly 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 #CED1C6 in HSL space. Pair Frivolous Folly with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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