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GLIDDEN · PPG1101-3

Glidden Stylish#CEC1A5 · LRV 54

Stylish reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG1101-3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN STYLISH
RGB 206, 193, 165 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Stylish
SKU PPG1101-3
Hex #CEC1A5
RGB 206, 193, 165
HSL 41°, 29%, 73%
LRV 54
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Glidden Stylish

At LRV 54, Stylish 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.

Stylish 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.36
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9512 · #CEC2AA · ΔE 1.36 · LRV 54
SW 6156 · #CDBDA2 · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 52
SW 7532 · #CFC0AB · ΔE 3.16 · LRV 54
SW 9617 · #D0C1AC · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 55
SW 7527 · #D0BFAA · ΔE 3.87 · LRV 54

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All neutral at Behr →
PPU8-10 · #CDBEA3 · ΔE 1.3 · LRV 52
N270-3 · #D1C1A7 · ΔE 1.82 · LRV 54
290E-3 · #D1C1A9 · ΔE 2.43 · LRV 55
710C-3 · #CBC3A4 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 54
PPU7-08 · #D2C1A9 · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 55

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.18
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
HC-45 · #D1C2A7 · ΔE 1.18 · LRV 54
CSP-1035 · #CAC0A6 · ΔE 1.38 · LRV 53
HC-80 · #CDC0A8 · ΔE 1.46 · LRV 52
242 · #CEC3A4 · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 53
HC-90 · #CEC3A4 · ΔE 1.62 · LRV 53

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-22C · #CDC09F · ΔE 1.7 · LRV 53
M302 · #CEC3AE · ΔE 2.45 · LRV 55.3
3007-10B · #D1BEA1 · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 53
8004-23B · #CAC2AD · ΔE 2.81 · LRV 54
T640 · #CBC5AD · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 55.5

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1101-3 · #CEC1A5 · ΔE 0 · LRV 54
PPG14-26 · #C8BFAA · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 52
PPG1111-3 · #CFC5A2 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 56
PPG14-18 · #D2BC9F · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 52
PPG1113-3 · #C5C1A3 · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 53

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.47
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
416-1DB · #CFC1A5 · ΔE 0.47 · LRV 54
418-1DB · #CDBD9F · ΔE 1.58 · LRV 52
322-2DB · #CEC19D · ΔE 2.58 · LRV 54
420-2DB · #CBC0AD · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 54
411-2DB · #CDBDAA · ΔE 4.35 · LRV 52
HGSW 3216 · #CDBDA2 · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 52
HGSW 6156 · #CDBDA2 · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 52
HGSW 3506 · #CBC0AD · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 54
HGSW 3156 · #CFBEA9 · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 53
HGSW 9110 · #CFBEA9 · ΔE 3.89 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6172 · #CEBE9F · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 49
DEBN67 · #CCC2AA · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 54
DESS22 · #C8C0A6 · ΔE 2.27 · LRV 52
DE6143 · #D6C0A4 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 51
DEC746 · #D5BFA5 · ΔE 4.46 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.63
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104 · #D1C8B8 · ΔE 4.63 · LRV 58
JG-48 · #C2BFA2 · ΔE 4.83 · LRV 51
JG-109 · #C5BBAC · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 50
JG-50 · #C3C198 · ΔE 6.77 · LRV 52
JG-56 · #BEC3B2 · ΔE 8.41 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 9 · #CDC0A0 · ΔE 1.38 · LRV 53
NO. 16 · #D1C19F · ΔE 1.94 · LRV 54
NO. 211 · #C9BFAB · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 53
NO. 264 · #CFC1AD · ΔE 3.27 · LRV 54
NO. 15 · #C6C0AA · ΔE 3.35 · LRV 53

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0344 · #C9BFA6 · ΔE 1.55 · LRV 53
0330 · #D0C3A1 · ΔE 2 · LRV 55
0274 · #D1BFA1 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 54
0378 · #CAC4AC · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 55
0259 · #D3BEA0 · ΔE 3.39 · LRV 53

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All neutral at Hirshfield's →
0330 · #D0C19F · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 53
0364 · #D0C6A9 · ΔE 1.89 · LRV 56
0358 · #C7C0A9 · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 53
0378 · #C7C1A8 · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 53
0393 · #CDC29D · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 54

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All neutral at Rodda →
CA145 · #CBC1AB · ΔE 2.11 · LRV 54
CA098 · #D0C1AB · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 54
CA159 · #CDC6A9 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 56
CA146 · #CEC5A1 · ΔE 3.58 · LRV 56
CA100 · #D2BFA9 · ΔE 4.31 · LRV 54

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.71
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-863 · #D0C2A4 · ΔE 0.71 · LRV 55
C2-847 · #D1C3A5 · ΔE 0.84 · LRV 55
C2-799 · #CEBFA4 · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 53
BD7 · #D1C0A3 · ΔE 1.73 · LRV 54
C2-800 · #CEC0A9 · ΔE 2.08 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.04
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70 · #C9CDB9 · ΔE 8.04 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 9.3 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-47 · #C4CEBD · ΔE 10.52 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 10.79 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-60 · #DEC4B8 · ΔE 10.84 · LRV 58

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.82
All neutral at Portola Paints →
EL MATADOR · #DBC6A9 · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 58
ANTIGUA · #DAC2A4 · ΔE 4.66 · LRV 56
LA CONCHITA · #DBC3AA · ΔE 5.64 · LRV 57
TOPANGA · #D4C0AF · ΔE 6.57 · LRV 55
ANGEL'S LANDING · #DEBEA9 · ΔE 9.72 · LRV 55

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.31
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
OLD OCHRE · #DFC9A9 · ΔE 4.31 · LRV 60
VERSAILLES · #C4B58A · ΔE 5.53 · LRV 47
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 7.91 · LRV 52
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 11.39 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 11.68 · LRV 47

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.33
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 5.33 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 10.23 · LRV 60
BD-EA · #E5C580 · ΔE 10.55 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 14.08 · LRV 53
BD-RO · #D2A299 · ΔE 18.84 · LRV 38

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.28
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 6.28 · LRV 68
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 10.44 · LRV 38
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 14.69 · LRV 64
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 15.12 · LRV 48
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 18.88 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All neutral at Kompozit →
0330 · #D0C19F · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 54
0364 · #D0C6A9 · ΔE 1.89 · LRV 57
0358 · #C7C0A9 · ΔE 2.84 · LRV 53
0378 · #C7C1A8 · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 53
0393 · #CDC29D · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 54

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Stylish within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1194-6 · LRV 54
30YY 53/125 · LRV 53
40YY 53/119 · LRV 53
20YY 53/124 · LRV 53
PPG14-26 · LRV 53
PPG1113-3 · LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CEC1A5 in HSL space. Pair Stylish with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CEC1A5 + #A5B2CE
TRIADIC
#CEC1A5 · #A5CEC1 · #C1A5CE
ANALOGOUS
#CEADA5 · #CEC1A5 · #C7CEA5

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.78:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.8:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Stylish Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Stylish from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Glidden PPG1101-3 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Stylish

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Threaded Loom (SW 9512), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Threaded Loom swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Stylish

Behr's nearest match is Coco (N270-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.82). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Coco swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Stylish

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Bleeker Beige (HC-80), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.46). It runs slightly darker (LRV 52 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Bleeker Beige swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Stylish

Valspar's nearest match is Earth Friendly (8004-22C), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.7). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Earth Friendly swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Stylish

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Stylish is Stylish (PPG1101-3). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Stylish and you'll get the same color. See the full Stylish swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Stylish

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Stylish is Beachwalk (416-1DB). At ΔE 0.47 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Beachwalk and you'll get the same color. See the full Beachwalk swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Stylish

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is White Ramie (HGSW 3216), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.79). It runs slightly darker (LRV 52 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full White Ramie swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Stylish

Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Throwing Clay (DEBN67), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.61). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Throwing Clay swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Stylish

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Stylish. The nearest is Gold Moss (JG-48) at ΔE 4.83 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Gold Moss swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Stylish

Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Light Stone (NO. 9), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.38). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Light Stone swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Stylish

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Stylish is Polished Marble (0274) — very close at ΔE 2.12, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Polished Marble swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Stylish

Hirshfield's's nearest match is Castaway Beach (0330), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Castaway Beach swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Stylish

At Rodda, the closest color to Stylish is Meadowsweet (CA145) — very close at ΔE 2.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Meadowsweet swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Stylish

The closest C2 Paint equivalent of Stylish is Buckwheat (C2-863). At ΔE 0.71 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54). If C2 Paint is your counter, order Buckwheat and you'll get the same color. See the full Buckwheat swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Stylish

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Stylish — the nearest deck color, All The Sage (PNT100-LT-70), is clearly different (ΔE 8.04). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1101-3 instead. See the full All The Sage swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Stylish

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Stylish — the nearest deck color, Topanga (TOPANGA), is clearly different (ΔE 6.57). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1101-3 instead. See the full Topanga swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Stylish

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Stylish — the nearest deck color, Paris Grey (PARIS GREY), is clearly different (ΔE 7.91). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1101-3 instead. See the full Paris Grey swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Stylish

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Stylish — the nearest deck color, Boy Meets Girl (BD-BG), is clearly different (ΔE 14.08). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1101-3 instead. See the full Boy Meets Girl swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Stylish

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Stylish — the nearest deck color, Aged Gray (285143), is clearly different (ΔE 15.12). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG1101-3 instead. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Stylish

Kompozit's nearest match is Castaway Beach (0330), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.85). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Stylish without repainting risk. See the full Castaway Beach swatch →

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