Fountain Foam
V099-2 · #C6D0C7 · LRV 61.3 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 4Wickham Gray68
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What Color Is Fountain Foam, Really?
Fountain Foam reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V099-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fountain Foam
Fountain Foam 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 Fountain Foam
At LRV 61.3, Fountain Foam 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 Fountain Foam 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 V099-2 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 | Sea SpraySW 9651 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Shy GreenMQ3-48 · Behr | 1.7 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Quiet Moments1563 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · Glidden | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Cloud426-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Fountain Foam 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 #C6D0C7 in HSL space. Pair Fountain Foam with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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