Cumberland Fog
PPG1168-2 · #DADBDF · LRV 71 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Cumberland Fog, Really?
Cumberland Fog reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1168-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cumberland Fog
Cumberland Fog 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 Cumberland Fog
At LRV 71, Cumberland Fog is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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 Cumberland Fog 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 PPG1168-2 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 | Spatial WhiteSW 6259 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Billowing CloudsHDC-CT-16 · Behr | 2.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Dusk1409 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Respite8004-47A · Valspar | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cumberland FogPPG1168-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wales Gray436-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.3 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Cumberland Fog 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 #DADBDF in HSL space. Pair Cumberland Fog with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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