PPG / Glidden Mermaid Tears#D9E6A6 · LRV 74
Mermaid Tears reads as a green / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1217-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Mermaid Tears |
| SKU | 1217-4 |
| Hex | #D9E6A6 |
| RGB | 217, 230, 166 |
| HSL | 72°, 56%, 78% |
| LRV | 74 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Green |
About PPG / Glidden Mermaid Tears
At LRV 74, Mermaid Tears 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.
Mermaid Tears 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.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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 green from that brand.
Valspar
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Magnolia Home
Similar PPG / Glidden colors
closest in the PPG / Glidden deckThe nearest shades to Mermaid Tears within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D9E6A6 in HSL space. Pair Mermaid Tears with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.