Tropical Tide (PPG 1229-4)
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Tropical Tide (PPG 1229-4) is a medium, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Tide
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tropical Tide 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 Tropical Tide, 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 | Larchmere | SW 6752 | 41 | 5.4 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | St. Patty's Day | 614 | 47.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Kauai | P430-4 | 46 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lavish Green | 6002-10A | 50 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Tropical Tide (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Tide
Darker than Tropical Tide
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1229-4 |
| Hex | #5ECAAE |
| RGB | 94, 202, 174 |
| HSL | 164°, 50%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, -37.9, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Tide (PPG 1229-4), published as #5ECAAE
#42C0AC
#77D5AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Tide (PPG 1229-4)?
- Tropical Tide has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Tide is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Tide in another brand?
- Kauai (Behr P430-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Tide warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tropical Tide as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.