Misty Meadow
PPG1031-2 · #BEBFB0 · LRV 51 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Misty Meadow, Really?
Misty Meadow reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1031-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Misty Meadow
Misty Meadow 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 Misty Meadow
At LRV 51, Misty Meadow 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 Misty Meadow 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 PPG1031-2 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 | Austere GraySW 6184 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Light YearN370-3 · Behr | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Horizon Gray2141-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.3 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mother Nature8004-26C · Valspar | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Misty MeadowPPG1031-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 52 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Frosted Olive425-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Misty Meadow 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 #BEBFB0 in HSL space. Pair Misty Meadow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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