Apricot Ice
48YR 50/372 · #FCAC91 · LRV 50 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Apricot Ice50
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Apricot Ice, Really?
Apricot Ice reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 48YR 50/372 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apricot Ice
Apricot Ice 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Apricot Ice
At LRV 50, Apricot Ice is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Apricot Ice 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 48YR 50/372 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 | Stone FruitSW 9699 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 47 | Color page → |
| Behr | Autumn Mist250D-4 · Behr | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Intense Peach081 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Simply Coral2001-2A · Valspar | 1.3 | 52.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Coral SerenadePPG1193-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 49 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peach Delight207-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Apricot Ice 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 #FCAC91 in HSL space. Pair Apricot Ice with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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