PPG / Glidden orange paint colors

PPG and Glidden share one big color library, so this orange family pulls from both the PPG Paints and Glidden Premium decks. With 75 oranges to pick from, you get real range, from soft peachy tones to deep clay browns. These are not the loud, plastic oranges some brands lean on. Most read warm and grounded, the kind of orange that already looks lived-in.

You can see the spread in the named colors. Ginger Peach is a light, creamy orange. Pumpkin Patch and Summer Sunset land in the classic mid-tone zone. Brown Clay and Brown Basket sit at the deep, earthy end where orange shades into terracotta and brown.

LRV is light reflectance value. It runs from 0 (black) to 100 (white) and tells you how light or dark a color reads on the wall. This orange slice runs from LRV 16 at the darkest to LRV 68 at the lightest, so the same family covers airy and bold.

If you want an orange that brightens a room and keeps it open, stay high. Ginger Peach at LRV 68 is the lightest example here and works as a near-neutral wash. For a mid-tone with real color, Hush Puppy (50), Buffalo Trail (47), and Holland Tile (39) hold their hue without going dark. For drama and depth, drop to Summer Sunset (31), Brown Clay (27), or Brown Basket (23) — just know lower-LRV colors soak up light, so they show best in rooms that get good sun.

Lighter oranges like Ginger Peach are easy on big surfaces. They suit kitchens, hallways, and open living areas where you want warmth without committing to a strong color. They also handle north-facing rooms well because they keep things from feeling cold.

The mid and deep oranges earn their keep as accents and feature walls. Pumpkin Patch or Summer Sunset on a single dining-room wall, an entry, or a built-in adds energy without taking over. Deep tones like Brown Clay and Brown Basket make cozy, enveloping spaces — think a study, a powder room, or a fireplace wall. Test any color with a sample on the actual wall and look at it morning and night, since orange shifts a lot with light.

Warm oranges look best with warm whites, not stark cool ones. A soft white trim and ceiling keep the wall feeling intentional rather than jarring. Glidden's well-known whites like Delicate White and Toasted Almond are easy partners, and Toasted Almond in particular bridges nicely into the lighter end of this orange family.

For coordinating colors, lean on what already sits next to orange on the wheel. Warm browns and creams build a tonal, earthy scheme around Brown Clay or Brown Basket. For contrast, a deep blue-green grounds a bright orange beautifully — Glidden's Night Watch or Starless Sky give you that moody counterweight against a Pumpkin Patch or Summer Sunset accent.

Every color here is mixed to order. The store starts with a base and adds tint to hit the exact formula, so an orange like Holland Tile or Buffalo Trail is a real product you buy, not just a swatch. Glidden and PPG Timeless are stocked at The Home Depot, while PPG Paints and Pittsburgh Paints sell through company stores and independent dealers. You can choose your line by budget and need — Glidden Essentials, Premium, and Diamond run value to better, with PPG Timeless and PPG Diamond on the architectural side.

If you fall for a shade but want it in a different brand's paint, cross-matching is straightforward. A paint counter can scan a chip or match a color by its LRV and undertone, so you can take Ginger Peach or Brown Clay and have it mixed in another US line — including the featured Kompozit deck. Matching by LRV is the most reliable shortcut: find the closest LRV and warmth in the other deck, then sample before you commit, because no two brands' bases are identical.