Mellow Mood (PPG 1030-3)
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Mellow Mood (PPG 1030-3) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellow Mood
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mellow Mood 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 Mellow Mood, 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 | Cascade Green | SW 0066 | 43 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Saybrook Sage | HC-114 | 45.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Environmental | PPU11-09 | 44.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Hazy Jade | 6001-3C | 43 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Mellow Mood (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellow Mood
Darker than Mellow Mood
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1030-3 |
| Hex | #B1B7A1 |
| RGB | 177, 183, 161 |
| HSL | 76°, 13%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.4, -6.1, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellow Mood (PPG 1030-3), published as #B1B7A1
#A0AD9F
#C2C1A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellow Mood (PPG 1030-3)?
- Mellow Mood has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellow Mood is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mellow Mood in another brand?
- Saybrook Sage (BM HC-114) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mellow Mood warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mellow Mood as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.