Green Gecko
PPG1217-6 · #CCD480 · LRV 61 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Green Gecko61
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Green Gecko, Really?
Green Gecko reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1217-6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Green Gecko
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.
How Lighting Changes Green Gecko
At LRV 61, 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.
Most complaints about Green Gecko 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 PPG1217-6 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 | PrimaveraSW 9031 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Candy Green403 · Benjamin Moore | 2.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sunny Lime8001-29D · Valspar | 4.0 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Green GeckoPPG1217-6 · Glidden | 0.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Witty Pear125-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Fields GreensHGSW 1245 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
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.
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 #CCD480 in HSL space. Pair Green Gecko with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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