Balanced
PPG1003-2 · #D7D1D1 · LRV 65 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Balanced65
- 4Glass Slipper70
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Balanced, Really?
Balanced reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1003-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Balanced
Balanced 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Balanced
At LRV 65, Balanced is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Balanced 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 PPG1003-2 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 | WallflowerSW 6281 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mauve MorningUL250-11 · Behr | 1.6 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | SlipAF-605 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | White Pepper4001-1A · Valspar | 1.3 | 63.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | BalancedPPG1003-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Milky Quartz346-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.9 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Balanced 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 #D7D1D1 in HSL space. Pair Balanced with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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