Ashen
PPG1023-3 · #C8BFB2 · LRV 53 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Ashen53
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Ashen, Really?
Ashen reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1023-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ashen
Ashen 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 Ashen
At LRV 53, Ashen 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 Ashen 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 PPG1023-3 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 | High SierraSW 9588 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Penthouse ViewT16-06 · Behr | 1.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ashen Tan996 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Feathers of a DoveM111 · Valspar | 2.3 | 53.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | AshenPPG1023-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Bluffwood405-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Ashen 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 #C8BFB2 in HSL space. Pair Ashen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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