Summer Breeze
PPG1139-1 · #D2E4DA · LRV 74 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Summer Breeze74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Summer Breeze, Really?
Summer Breeze reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1139-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Breeze
Summer 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 Summer Breeze
At LRV 74, Summer Breeze 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.
Most complaints about Summer 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 PPG1139-1 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 | Green TranceSW 6462 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | SeaglassHDC-CT-26A · Behr | 1.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Taffeta Green843 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 76 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mint Intermezzo8002-33A · Valspar | 2.4 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Summer BreezePPG1139-1 · Glidden | 0.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zen Green331-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Summer 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 #D2E4DA in HSL space. Pair Summer Breeze with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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