Breath of Green
M335 · #C9D9D7 · LRV 66.9 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Breath of Green66.9
- 4Spatial White72
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Breath of Green, Really?
Breath of Green reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar M335 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Breath of Green
Breath of Green 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Breath of Green
At LRV 66.9, Breath of Green 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 Breath of Green 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 Valspar M335 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 | Little Boy BluSW 9054 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Blue CypressPPL-46 · Behr | 1.1 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Windy Sky1639 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Thunder BayPPG1144-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Thunder BayPPG1144-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Salty Air335-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Breath of Green within Valspar'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 #C9D9D7 in HSL space. Pair Breath of Green with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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