Green Tea Leaf (PPG 1128-5)
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Green Tea Leaf (PPG 1128-5) is a deep, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Tea Leaf
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Green Tea Leaf 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 Green Tea Leaf, 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 | Jade Dragon | SW 9129 | 30 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Raintree Green | 1496 | 32.4 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | False Cypress | 430F-4 | 31.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tuscan Olive | 5004-2A | 31 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Green Tea Leaf (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Tea Leaf
Darker than Green Tea Leaf
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1128-5 |
| Hex | #939A89 |
| RGB | 147, 154, 137 |
| HSL | 85°, 8%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.6, -5.7, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Tea Leaf (PPG 1128-5), published as #939A89
#839087
#A4A489
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Tea Leaf (PPG 1128-5)?
- Green Tea Leaf has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Tea Leaf is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Tea Leaf in another brand?
- False Cypress (Behr 430F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Green Tea Leaf warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Green Tea Leaf as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.