Mellow Glow
1023 · #FFCFAD · LRV 69 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Mellow Glow69
- 4Juno Peach74
What Color Is Mellow Glow, Really?
Mellow Glow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 1023 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mellow Glow
Mellow Glow 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 Mellow Glow
At LRV 69, Mellow Glow 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 Mellow Glow 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 Kompozit 1023 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 | Flattering PeachSW 6638 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Luminary270A-3 · Behr | 1.1 | 68 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Perfect Peach2167-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Apricot FrothM205 · Valspar | 0.7 | 70.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Chiffon90YR 67/204 · Glidden | 3.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Peach Beryl110-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Mellow Glow within Kompozit'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 #FFCFAD in HSL space. Pair Mellow Glow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Mellow Glow?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question