Wintergreen (PPG 1229-1)
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Wintergreen (PPG 1229-1) is a very light, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 80, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wintergreen
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen, 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 | Embellished Blue | SW 6749 | 79 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cool Mint | 582 | 81.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Mint | HDC-MD-19 | 79.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mint Whisper | 5008-7A | 78 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Wintergreen (LRV 80) by LRV.
Lighter than Wintergreen
Darker than Wintergreen
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1229-1 |
| Hex | #D4EDE3 |
| RGB | 212, 237, 227 |
| HSL | 156°, 41%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, -10.1, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wintergreen (PPG 1229-1), published as #D4EDE3
#C1E3E1
#E7F8E3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wintergreen (PPG 1229-1)?
- Wintergreen has an LRV of 80. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wintergreen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Wintergreen in another brand?
- Soft Mint (Behr HDC-MD-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wintergreen warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wintergreen as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.