Cuddle Bug
V025-1 · #C9E5C8 · LRV 72.7 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Cuddle Bug, Really?
Cuddle Bug reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V025-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cuddle Bug
Cuddle Bug 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 Cuddle Bug
At LRV 72.7, Cuddle Bug 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 Cuddle Bug 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 V025-1 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 | Spirited GreenSW 6932 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wishful GreenM410-2 · Behr | 2.3 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pistachio561 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ApplemintPPG1225-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 76 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Morning Dew Drop Green70GY 74/149 · Glidden | 2.3 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Scottish Glenn128-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cuddle Bug 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 #C9E5C8 in HSL space. Pair Cuddle Bug with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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