Green Silk (PPG 1139-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Green Silk (PPG 1139-3) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Silk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Green Silk 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 Silk, 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 | Kind Green | SW 6457 | 51 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Appalachian Trail | 633 | 47.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Spring Reflection | MQ6-13 | 47.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Starry Woods | 5005-5C | 48 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Green Silk (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Silk
Darker than Green Silk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1139-3 |
| Hex | #A2C2B0 |
| RGB | 162, 194, 176 |
| HSL | 146°, 21%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -14.3, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Silk (PPG 1139-3), published as #A2C2B0
#90B8AE
#B4CCB0
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from PPG Paints
More from PPG Paints
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Silk (PPG 1139-3)?
- Green Silk has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Silk is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Green Silk in another brand?
- Spring Reflection (Behr MQ6-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Green Silk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Green Silk as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.