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GLIDDEN · PPG1103-2

Glidden Almond Paste#E5DBC5 · LRV 71

Almond Paste reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1103-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN ALMOND PASTE
RGB 229, 219, 197 LRV 71

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Almond Paste
SKU PPG1103-2
Hex #E5DBC5
RGB 229, 219, 197
HSL 41°, 38%, 84%
LRV 71
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Glidden Almond Paste

At LRV 71, Almond Paste is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Almond Paste 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

SW 6119 · #E8DCC6 · ΔE 1 · LRV 72
SW 9506 · #E1D9C6 · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 70
SW 6126 · #E9DCC6 · ΔE 1.47 · LRV 72
SW 7568 · #E2DACA · ΔE 2.21 · LRV 70
SW 7573 · #E9D9C0 · ΔE 2.57 · LRV 71

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.55
All neutral at Behr →
MQ3-17 · #E3DAC5 · ΔE 0.55 · LRV 71
ECC-21-1 · #E5DDC9 · ΔE 1.07 · LRV 73
MQ3-12 · #E5DCC9 · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 72
OR-W08 · #E6DCC9 · ΔE 1.2 · LRV 72
ECC-51-2 · #E5D9C6 · ΔE 1.82 · LRV 70

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
951 · #E7DBC3 · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 69
AF-85 · #E7DBC3 · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 69
OC-2 · #E7DBC3 · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 69
239 · #E4DCC4 · ΔE 1.39 · LRV 72
OC-8 · #E4DCC4 · ΔE 1.39 · LRV 70

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All neutral at Valspar →
6008-3A · #E5DBC5 · ΔE 0 · LRV 71.2
7003-2 · #E5D9C3 · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 70.4
T559 · #E7DBC6 · ΔE 1.17 · LRV 72.1
T568 · #E9DAC1 · ΔE 2.15 · LRV 71.5
7007-11 · #E8DAC6 · ΔE 2.35 · LRV 72

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.43
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1103-2 · #E4DAC5 · ΔE 0.43 · LRV 71
1101-2 · #E5DDC8 · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 73
PPG1101-2 · #E4DDC8 · ΔE 1.4 · LRV 72
PPG1094-1 · #E5DDC5 · ΔE 1.42 · LRV 72
PPG12-13 · #E7DAC4 · ΔE 1.43 · LRV 71

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
011W · #E8DCC6 · ΔE 1 · LRV 72
415-1DB · #E5D8C0 · ΔE 1.45 · LRV 70
321-1DB · #E7DFC5 · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 74
315-2DB · #E8D8C1 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 70
414-1DB · #E6DCCD · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 72
HGSW 4047 · #E8DCC6 · ΔE 1 · LRV 72
HGSW 6119 · #E8DCC6 · ΔE 1 · LRV 72
HGSW 4046 · #E9DCC6 · ΔE 1.47 · LRV 72
HGSW 6126 · #E9DCC6 · ΔE 1.47 · LRV 72
HGSW 4017 · #E2DACA · ΔE 2.21 · LRV 70

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DET672 · #E3DAC6 · ΔE 0.77 · LRV 70
DE6191 · #E2D8C3 · ΔE 0.77 · LRV 64
DE6198 · #E8DBC5 · ΔE 1.43 · LRV 67
DET660 · #E7DCC1 · ΔE 1.69 · LRV 72
DE6142 · #E9D8C2 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 65

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.58
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-167 · #E3D9C4 · ΔE 0.58 · LRV 70
JG-153 · #E6DECE · ΔE 2.32 · LRV 74
JG-108 · #E5DED2 · ΔE 3.88 · LRV 74
JG-112 · #DEDACE · ΔE 4.11 · LRV 70
JG-34 · #EBDCCC · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 73

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 1 · #E3DCC7 · ΔE 1.36 · LRV 72
NO. 208 · #EADCC3 · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 73
NO. 2013 · #E2D5BC · ΔE 1.93 · LRV 67
NO. 2009 · #E3DCCB · ΔE 1.98 · LRV 72
NO. 291 · #E3DED0 · ΔE 3.32 · LRV 73

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
H102 · #E5DCC8 · ΔE 0.77 · LRV 71
0888 · #E8DBC1 · ΔE 1.59 · LRV 72
0363 · #E1DBC6 · ΔE 1.83 · LRV 71
0223 · #E3DBCA · ΔE 1.84 · LRV 71
OW6 · #E8DAC4 · ΔE 1.9 · LRV 69

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Hirshfield's →
H0102 · #E6DDCA · ΔE 1.17 · LRV 73
0363 · #E2DAC3 · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 70
0223 · #E3DBC8 · ΔE 1.2 · LRV 70
0286 · #EADCC6 · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 72
H0104 · #ECDBC3 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 73

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All neutral at Rodda →
CA121 · #E8D9C3 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 71
CA024 · #E3DCCD · ΔE 2.64 · LRV 72
R006 · #E2DDCD · ΔE 2.76 · LRV 73
CA109 · #E8D7C0 · ΔE 3.21 · LRV 69
CA044 · #E5D7C7 · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 69

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All neutral at C2 Paint →
BD3 · #E0D8C0 · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 69
C2-627 · #E6DDC0 · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 72
C2-850 · #E3DACD · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 71
C2-562 · #EDDBBD · ΔE 3.62 · LRV 72
C2-675 · #DEDEC3 · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 72

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-21 · #DED3C1 · ΔE 2.51 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19 · #E1DDCF · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68 · #DFDDCB · ΔE 3.68 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-20 · #E4D6C7 · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-69 · #D7DCD3 · ΔE 7.7 · LRV 70

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.49
All neutral at Portola Paints →
MARIPOSA · #E8E2D0 · ΔE 2.49 · LRV 76
FIGUEROA · #D5D0C4 · ΔE 4.71 · LRV 63
Gem
GEM · #E4E1D7 · ΔE 5.12 · LRV 75
PATISSERIE · #F4E2B9 · ΔE 6.04 · LRV 77
SAN FERNANDO · #D5D0C9 · ΔE 6.49 · LRV 63

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.4
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
OLD OCHRE · #DFC9A9 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 60
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 9.14 · LRV 52
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 12.24 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 13.04 · LRV 47
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 19.17 · LRV 50

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CC · #E5DCC4 · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 73
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 65
BD-DS · #F2EAD2 · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 84
BD-JA · #EFEDE3 · ΔE 6.44 · LRV 86
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 10.14 · LRV 60

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.51
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 5.51 · LRV 68
329598 · #FBF6E0 · ΔE 6.08 · LRV 92
285140 · #F6F7F9 · ΔE 12.12 · LRV 93
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 12.86 · LRV 64
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 17.76 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All neutral at Kompozit →
0363 · #E2DAC3 · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 70
0223 · #E3DBC8 · ΔE 1.2 · LRV 71
0286 · #EADCC6 · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 73
0314 · #E6D8BD · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 70
0888 · #EADCC0 · ΔE 2.26 · LRV 72

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Almond Paste within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG12-13 · LRV 72
PPG1094-1 · LRV 73
PPG1101-2 · LRV 73
40YY 70/138 · LRV 70
PPG15-27 · LRV 71
40YY 69/112 · LRV 69

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E5DBC5 in HSL space. Pair Almond Paste with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E5DBC5 + #C5CFE5
TRIADIC
#E5DBC5 · #C5E5DB · #DBC5E5
ANALOGOUS
#E5CBC5 · #E5DBC5 · #DFE5C5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.38:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.27:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Almond Paste Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Almond Paste from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1103-2 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Almond Paste

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Antique White (SW 6119), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Antique White swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Almond Paste

The closest Behr equivalent of Almond Paste is Chartreuse Frost (MQ3-17). At ΔE 0.55 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 71). If Behr is your counter, order Chartreuse Frost and you'll get the same color. See the full Chartreuse Frost swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Almond Paste

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Ivory Porcelain (239), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.39). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Ivory Porcelain swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Almond Paste

The closest Valspar equivalent of Almond Paste is Daybreak (6008-3A). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 71.2 vs 71). If Valspar is your counter, order Daybreak and you'll get the same color. See the full Daybreak swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Almond Paste

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Almond Paste is Almond Paste (PPG1103-2). At ΔE 0.43 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 71). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Almond Paste and you'll get the same color. See the full Almond Paste swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Almond Paste

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Antique White (011W), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Antique White swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Almond Paste

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Antique White (HGSW 4047), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Antique White swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Almond Paste

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Cream Wave (DE6198), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It runs slightly darker (LRV 67 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Cream Wave swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Almond Paste

The closest Magnolia Home equivalent of Almond Paste is Morning Snow (JG-167). At ΔE 0.58 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 71). If Magnolia Home is your counter, order Morning Snow and you'll get the same color. See the full Morning Snow swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Almond Paste

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Lime White (NO. 1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Lime White swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Almond Paste

The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Almond Paste is Hennepin White (H102). At ΔE 0.77 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 71). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Hennepin White and you'll get the same color. See the full Hennepin White swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Almond Paste

Hirshfield's's nearest match is White Elephant (0223), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 70 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full White Elephant swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Almond Paste

At Rodda, the closest color to Almond Paste is Hammock (CA121) — very close at ΔE 2.38, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Hammock swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Almond Paste

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Almond Paste is Buzz (C2-627) — very close at ΔE 2.66, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Buzz swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Almond Paste

Clare has no exact twin of Almond Paste. The nearest is Greenish (PNT100-LT-68) at ΔE 3.68 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 72 vs 71). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Greenish swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Almond Paste

At Portola Paints, the closest color to Almond Paste is Mariposa (MARIPOSA) — very close at ΔE 2.49, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mariposa swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Almond Paste

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Almond Paste — the nearest deck color, Old Ochre (OLD OCHRE), is clearly different (ΔE 6.4). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1103-2 instead. See the full Old Ochre swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Almond Paste

Backdrop's nearest match is Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Almond Paste

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Almond Paste — the nearest deck color, Sandstone (398641), is clearly different (ΔE 5.51). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1103-2 instead. See the full Sandstone swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Almond Paste

Kompozit's nearest match is White Elephant (0223), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 71 vs 71) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Almond Paste without repainting risk. See the full White Elephant swatch →

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