Grey Nuance
90YY 55/049 · #C5C5BC · LRV 55 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Grey Nuance55
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Grey Nuance, Really?
Grey Nuance reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 90YY 55/049 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grey Nuance
Grey Nuance 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.
How Lighting Changes Grey Nuance
At LRV 55, Grey Nuance is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Grey Nuance 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 90YY 55/049 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 | FortitudeSW 9562 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Engagement SilverPPU25-14 · Behr | 2.2 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Brushed Aluminum1485 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Zen PebbleV145-2 · Valspar | 1.0 | 55.1 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Silent StormPPG1033-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Colonial Gray422-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Grey Nuance 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 #C5C5BC in HSL space. Pair Grey Nuance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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