Dewmist Delight (PPG 1225-2)
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Dewmist Delight (PPG 1225-2) is a very light, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dewmist Delight
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Dewmist Delight 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 Dewmist Delight, 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 | Mint Condition | SW 6743 | 73 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Honeydew Melon | 2033-70 | 85 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Breath Of Spring | 450C-2 | 81.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Mint Hint | 6004-9A | 85 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Dewmist Delight (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Dewmist Delight
Darker than Dewmist Delight
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1225-2 |
| Hex | #DCEEDB |
| RGB | 220, 238, 219 |
| HSL | 117°, 36%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, -9.4, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dewmist Delight (PPG 1225-2), published as #DCEEDB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dewmist Delight (PPG 1225-2)?
- Dewmist Delight has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dewmist Delight is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Dewmist Delight in another brand?
- Breath Of Spring (Behr 450C-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Dewmist Delight warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Dewmist Delight as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.