Serendipity (PPG 1230-2)
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Serendipity (PPG 1230-2) is a light, neutral green from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Serendipity
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Serendipity 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 Serendipity, 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 | Waterfall | SW 6750 | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Antiguan Sky | 2040-60 | 67.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tidewater | M450-2 | 71.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Meadow Mist | 5008-7B | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Serendipity (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Serendipity
Darker than Serendipity
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1230-2 |
| Hex | #BDE1D8 |
| RGB | 189, 225, 216 |
| HSL | 165°, 37%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -13.5, 0.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Serendipity (PPG 1230-2), published as #BDE1D8
#AAD7D6
#D0EBD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Serendipity (PPG 1230-2)?
- Serendipity has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Serendipity is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Serendipity in another brand?
- Waterfall (SW 6750) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Serendipity warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Serendipity as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.5; 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.