Morning Breeze
PPG1136-3 · #D4E2DE · LRV 74 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Morning Breeze74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Morning Breeze, Really?
Morning Breeze reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1136-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Morning Breeze
Morning Breeze 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Morning Breeze
At LRV 74, Morning Breeze is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Morning Breeze 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 PPG1136-3 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 | Mountain AirSW 6224 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sterling780E-3 · Behr | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ewing BlueCW-585 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool Tide8004-35A · Valspar | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Morning BreezePPG1136-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fairy Wing332-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Morning Breeze 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 #D4E2DE in HSL space. Pair Morning Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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