Peachwood
00YY 50/306 · #E3B687 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Peachwood50
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Peachwood, Really?
Peachwood reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 00YY 50/306 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Peachwood
Peachwood 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 Peachwood
At LRV 50, Peachwood 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 Peachwood 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 00YY 50/306 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 | Polvo de OroSW 9012 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cellini GoldHDC-CL-18 · Behr | 1.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Persian Melon117 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Yellow LabT528 · Valspar | 2.9 | 51.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gentle DoePPG1201-4 · PPG / Glidden | 4.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pineapple Flan214-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Peachwood 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 #E3B687 in HSL space. Pair Peachwood with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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