Silver Birch
70YY 72/041 · #E1DED7 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Silver Birch, Really?
Silver Birch reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden 70YY 72/041 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Birch
Silver Birch 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Silver Birch
At LRV 72, Silver Birch 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 Silver Birch 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 72/041 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 | Eider WhiteSW 7014 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Abalone ShellPWN-63 · Behr | 1.0 | 73 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sheep's Wool857 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blizzard Fog7006-18 · Valspar | 1.5 | 73.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | SeagullPPG14-03 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blanched Fuchsia347-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Silver Birch 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 #E1DED7 in HSL space. Pair Silver Birch with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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