Mint Wafer (PPG 1130-2)
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Mint Wafer (PPG 1130-2) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mint Wafer
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mint Wafer 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 Mint Wafer, 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 | White Mint | SW 6441 | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | North Shore Green | 456 | 70.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Shimmer | 450E-1 | 79.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Oak Grove | 5008-3A | 76 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Mint Wafer (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Mint Wafer
Darker than Mint Wafer
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1130-2 |
| Hex | #DCE5D8 |
| RGB | 220, 229, 216 |
| HSL | 102°, 20%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.0, -5.3, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mint Wafer (PPG 1130-2), published as #DCE5D8
#CADBD6
#EEEFD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mint Wafer (PPG 1130-2)?
- Mint Wafer has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mint Wafer is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mint Wafer in another brand?
- White Mint (SW 6441) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mint Wafer warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mint Wafer as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.