Almond Cream
PPG1086-3 · #E1CEB2 · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Almond Cream63
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Almond Cream, Really?
Almond Cream reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1086-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Almond Cream
Almond Cream 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.
How Lighting Changes Almond Cream
At LRV 63, Almond Cream 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 Almond Cream 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1086-3 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 | NetsukeSW 6134 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Concord BuffHDC-AC-09 · Behr | 0.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Moccasin1059 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peasant Bread8003-22B · Valspar | 0.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Almond CreamPPG1086-3 · Glidden | 0.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Echoing Valley320-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Almond Cream within PPG / 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 #E1CEB2 in HSL space. Pair Almond Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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