Historic Tan
30YY 50/176 · #CEBB9D · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Historic Tan50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Historic Tan, Really?
Historic Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 30YY 50/176 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Historic Tan
Historic Tan 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 Historic Tan
At LRV 50, Historic Tan 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.
Most complaints about Historic Tan 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 30YY 50/176 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 | Tumblin' TumbleweedSW 9120 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Practical TanS280-3 · Behr | 2.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Stone House1039 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Country Charm3007-10B · Valspar | 0.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Wright Grey TanFLLW840 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Biscotti Beige415-3DB · Dutch Boy | 0.5 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Historic Tan 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 #CEBB9D in HSL space. Pair Historic Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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