Summer Clover
PPG1180-3 · #E5CFDE · LRV 67 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Potentially Purple62
- 3Summer Clover67
- 4Elation72
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Summer Clover, Really?
Summer Clover reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Glidden PPG1180-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Summer Clover
Summer Clover 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Summer Clover
At LRV 67, Summer Clover is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Summer Clover 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 PPG1180-3 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 | Vanity PinkSW 6976 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pink Water160E-2 · Behr | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pale Iris2073-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Lane1002-4B · Valspar | 1.4 | 67.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Summer CloverPPG1180-3 · PPG / Glidden | 0.4 | 66 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Candytuft246-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Summer Clover 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 #E5CFDE in HSL space. Pair Summer Clover with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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