Herbal Mist
PPG1131-2 · #D1E5D2 · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Herbal Mist74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Herbal Mist, Really?
Herbal Mist reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1131-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Herbal Mist
Herbal Mist 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 Herbal Mist
At LRV 74, Herbal Mist 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 Herbal Mist 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 PPG1131-2 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 | Mint ConditionSW 6743 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Valley Mist460E-2 · Behr | 3.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Pistachio2034-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Icy Mint6001-7A · Valspar | 2.1 | 74.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Herbal MistPPG1131-2 · Glidden | 0.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Holiday230-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Herbal Mist 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 #D1E5D2 in HSL space. Pair Herbal Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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