Pistachio Cream
PPG1148-2 · #D4E1E1 · LRV 73 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Pistachio Cream, Really?
Pistachio Cream reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1148-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pistachio Cream
Pistachio Cream 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 Pistachio Cream
At LRV 73, Pistachio Cream 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 Pistachio Cream 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 PPG1148-2 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 | Mountain AirSW 6224 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | EraMQ3-56 · Behr | 2.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ocean Air2123-50 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool Tide8004-35A · Valspar | 2.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pristine PetalPPG1034-3 · Glidden | 0.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Baby Powder429-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pistachio Cream 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 #D4E1E1 in HSL space. Pair Pistachio Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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