True to You
PPG1118-3 · #CCD2A3 · LRV 62 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3True to You62
- 4Honeydew71
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is True to You, Really?
True to You reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1118-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for True to You
True to You 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes True to You
At LRV 62, True to You 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 True to You 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 PPG1118-3 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 | Baize GreenSW 6429 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Crisp CeleryICC-58 · Behr | 3.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Folk Art528 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mild Evergreen6003-5C · Valspar | 2.4 | 59.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | True To YouPPG1118-3 · Glidden | 0.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Spring Bud Green225-2DB · Dutch Boy | 4.4 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to True to You 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 #CCD2A3 in HSL space. Pair True to You with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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