Loire Valley Sunrise
70YY 76/165 · #EAE4C4 · LRV 76 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Loire Valley Sunrise76
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Loire Valley Sunrise, Really?
Loire Valley Sunrise reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Glidden 70YY 76/165 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Loire Valley Sunrise
Loire Valley Sunrise shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Loire Valley Sunrise
Loire Valley Sunrise is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Loire Valley Sunrise 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 70YY 76/165 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 | ChamomileSW 6399 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | YL-W6YL-W6 · Behr | 1.6 | 78 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenmount SilkHC-3 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 77 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green Highland6007-5A · Valspar | 0.7 | 74.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fountain FrolicPPG1119-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 76 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wine White123-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.8 | 78 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Loire Valley Sunrise 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 #EAE4C4 in HSL space. Pair Loire Valley Sunrise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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