Allegheny River
PPG0997-1 · #D0CFCB · LRV 62 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Allegheny River, Really?
Allegheny River reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG0997-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Allegheny River
Allegheny River 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 Allegheny River
At LRV 62, Allegheny River is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Allegheny River 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 PPG0997-1 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 | Touch of GreySW 9549 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gazebo GrayPPF-18 · Behr | 0.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | AngelicaAF-665 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Silver Thistle Down8006-4B · Valspar | 1.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElusionPPG1005-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Fog439-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Allegheny River 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 #D0CFCB in HSL space. Pair Allegheny River with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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