Spring Mist
PPG1146-2 · #D2E0DE · LRV 72 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Spring Mist, Really?
Spring Mist reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1146-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spring Mist
Spring 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Spring Mist
At LRV 72, Spring Mist 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 Spring 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 PPG1146-2 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 | 2.6 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Reflecting MomentS430-1A · Behr | 2.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ocean Air2123-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool Tide8004-35A · Valspar | 1.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring MistPPG1146-2 · Glidden | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Fairy Wing332-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Spring 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 #D2E0DE in HSL space. Pair Spring Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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