Midnight Clover (PPG 1138-7)
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Midnight Clover (PPG 1138-7) is a very deep, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midnight Clover
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Midnight Clover by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Midnight Clover, 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 | Billiard Green | SW 0016 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Garden Cucumber | 644 | 9.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Patio Green | PPF-02 | 8.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Favorite Green | 5011-4 | 9 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Midnight Clover (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Midnight Clover
Darker than Midnight Clover
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1138-7 |
| Hex | #3C574E |
| RGB | 60, 87, 78 |
| HSL | 160°, 18%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.7, -12.3, 2.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midnight Clover (PPG 1138-7), published as #3C574E
#2A4E4C
#4D604E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midnight Clover (PPG 1138-7)?
- Midnight Clover has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midnight Clover is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midnight Clover in another brand?
- Patio Green (Behr PPF-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Midnight Clover warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Midnight Clover as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.0; 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.