Niagara Mist (PPG 10-30)
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Niagara Mist (PPG 10-30) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Niagara Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Niagara Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Niagara Mist, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Holly Glen | SW 9678 | 57 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Antique Jade | 465 | 53.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Recycled Glass | MQ6-18 | 52.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Garden Flower | 5004-3B | 58 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Niagara Mist (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Niagara Mist
Darker than Niagara Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 10-30 |
| Hex | #BCC8BA |
| RGB | 188, 200, 186 |
| HSL | 111°, 11%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, -6.7, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Niagara Mist (PPG 10-30), published as #BCC8BA
#ABBEB8
#CED2BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Niagara Mist (PPG 10-30)?
- Niagara Mist has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Niagara Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Niagara Mist in another brand?
- Antique Jade (BM 465) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Niagara Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Niagara Mist as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.