Afraid Of The Dark
PPG0994-1 · #D3D5CF · LRV 66 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Afraid Of The Dark66
- 4Drizzle71
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Afraid Of The Dark, Really?
Afraid Of The Dark reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG0994-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Afraid Of The Dark
Afraid Of The Dark is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Afraid Of The Dark
At LRV 66, Afraid Of The Dark is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Afraid Of The Dark are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Glidden PPG0994-1 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | ReflectionSW 7661 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 66 | Color page → |
| Behr | CurioMQ3-22 · Behr | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | WhisperCSP-500 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tempered Gray4004-1A · Valspar | 2.0 | 64.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Cloud WhiteFLLW961 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pond Ice426-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Afraid Of The Dark within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D3D5CF in HSL space. Pair Afraid Of The Dark with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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