Pale Pine (PPG 1030-2)
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Pale Pine (PPG 1030-2) 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 Pale Pine
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pale Pine 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 Pale Pine, 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 | Acanthus | SW 0029 | 60 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Grecian Green | 507 | 53.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Morning Zen | S380-2 | 59.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Frost | 6001-3B | 58 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Pale Pine (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Pine
Darker than Pale Pine
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1030-2 |
| Hex | #C3C7B2 |
| RGB | 195, 199, 178 |
| HSL | 71°, 16%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, -5.1, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Pine (PPG 1030-2), published as #C3C7B2
#B2BDB0
#D4D1B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Pine (PPG 1030-2)?
- Pale Pine has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Pine is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Pine in another brand?
- Grecian Green (BM 507) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Pine warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pale Pine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.