Mellow Mint (PPG 1221-3)
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Mellow Mint (PPG 1221-3) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mellow Mint
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Mellow Mint 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 Mellow Mint, 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 | Green Vibes | SW 6928 | 75 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Apple Froth | 409 | 76.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Spirit Whisper | 420A-2 | 81.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Spring Glow | 6006-9B | 77 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Mellow Mint (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Mellow Mint
Darker than Mellow Mint
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1221-3 |
| Hex | #DDEDBD |
| RGB | 221, 237, 189 |
| HSL | 80°, 57%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.5, -13.4, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mellow Mint (PPG 1221-3), published as #DDEDBD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mellow Mint (PPG 1221-3)?
- Mellow Mint has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mellow Mint is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Mellow Mint in another brand?
- Apple Froth (BM 409) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mellow Mint warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Mellow Mint as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.