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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1217-6

PPG / Glidden Green Gecko#CDD47F · LRV 62

Green Gecko reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1217-6 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN GREEN GECKO
RGB 205, 212, 127 LRV 62

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Green Gecko
SKU 1217-6
Hex #CDD47F
RGB 205, 212, 127
HSL 65°, 50%, 66%
LRV 62
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About PPG / Glidden Green Gecko

At LRV 62, Green Gecko 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.

Green Gecko 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

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
Vacation Island
SKU 0778 · #D1D991 · LRV 65
ΔE 2.77 (close)
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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 yellow from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9031
#D2D083
Primavera
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 60
SW 6709
#DAD790
Gleeful
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 66
SW 6716
#C5CD8F
Dancing Green
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 58
SW 73
#E1D286
Chartreuse
ΔE 6.24 · LRV 64
SW 6703
#D9C661
Frolic
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 56

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
2028-40
#C3D16F
Pear Green
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 57
403
#CCDB79
Candy Green
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 62
2146-40
#D3CF8F
Pale Avocado
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 59
CW-460
#D3CF8F
Green Umber
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 59
390
#D9CD7A
Golden Delicious
ΔE 5.26 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5550
#CFDD7B
Lime Sorbet
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 66
DE5520
#D6D69B
Crocodile Tears
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 65
DE5479
#DACD81
Hay Day
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 60
DE5507
#D2C785
Sour Apple
ΔE 6.22 · LRV 56
DE5451
#E2CA73
Dijon Mustard
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 60

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.41
All yellow at Behr →
M310-4
#D1CF89
Almondine
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 60
390F-4
#CCD08F
Outback
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 60
400D-4
#CBE085
Corn Husk Green
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 68
370F-4
#D0CD8D
Winter Mood
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 59
390D-5
#DBCC72
Sea Kelp
ΔE 6.24 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.67
All yellow at Valspar →
6007-8A
#C5D165
Sonic Lime
ΔE 3.67 · LRV 58.4
6007-10A
#DCDB76
Celery
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 67.1
8001-29D
#BFD785
Sunny Lime
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 61
8001-27D
#DBD564
Matcha
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 64
6005-9C
#B8D892
Lush Meadow
ΔE 7.18 · LRV 61.5

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.14
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 8.14 · LRV 65
JG-50
#C3C198
Sour Apple
ΔE 9.81 · LRV 52
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 10.32 · LRV 57
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 11.49 · LRV 62
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 13.23 · LRV 68

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.26
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 251
#C8BD83
Churlish Green
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 50
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 11.81 · LRV 59
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 11.89 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 12.44 · LRV 65
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 13.74 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.89
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 8.89 · LRV 61
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 12.14 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 14.46 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 15.08 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 16.37 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.96
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 11.96 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 73
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 16.7 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 22.51 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 26.54 · LRV 53

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

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

1219-4
Goody Gumdrop
LRV 63
17-25
Got The Giggles
LRV 61
1217-5
Lime Splash
LRV 66
1218-4
Force Of Nature
LRV 59
1221-5
Livin' Large
LRV 66
1110-3
Serene Scene
LRV 57

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CDD47F in HSL space. Pair Green Gecko with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CDD47F + #867FD4
TRIADIC
#CDD47F · #7FCDD4 · #D47FCD
ANALOGOUS
#D4B17F · #CDD47F · #A3D47F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.58:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.32:1 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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