Mermaid Tears (PPG 1217-4)
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Mermaid Tears (PPG 1217-4) is a light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mermaid Tears
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mermaid Tears 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 Mermaid Tears, 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 | Lime Granita | SW 6715 | 73 | 5.5 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Neon | 402 | 72 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Key Lime | 420A-3 | 67.4 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spring Lawn | 6006-9C | 72 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Mermaid Tears (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Mermaid Tears
Darker than Mermaid Tears
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1217-4 |
| Hex | #D9E6A6 |
| RGB | 217, 230, 166 |
| HSL | 72°, 56%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -14.7, 29.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mermaid Tears (PPG 1217-4), published as #D9E6A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mermaid Tears (PPG 1217-4)?
- Mermaid Tears has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mermaid Tears is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mermaid Tears in another brand?
- Neon (BM 402) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Mermaid Tears warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mermaid Tears as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.8; 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.