Pale Moss Green (PPG 1121-3)
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Pale Moss Green (PPG 1121-3) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Moss Green
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Pale Moss Green 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 Moss Green, 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 | Supreme Green | SW 6442 | 69 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pine Barrens | 437 | 65.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glade Green | M380-2 | 66.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Pastures | 5006-3A | 67 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Pale Moss Green (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Moss Green
Darker than Pale Moss Green
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1121-3 |
| Hex | #D0DBC4 |
| RGB | 208, 219, 196 |
| HSL | 89°, 24%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -7.8, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Moss Green (PPG 1121-3), published as #D0DBC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Moss Green (PPG 1121-3)?
- Pale Moss Green has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Moss Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Moss Green in another brand?
- Pine Barrens (BM 437) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Moss Green warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Pale Moss Green 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.