Big Cypress
PPG1062-5 · #B98775 · LRV 29 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Big Cypress, Really?
Big Cypress reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1062-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Big Cypress
Big Cypress is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Big Cypress
Big Cypress sits in the mid-range at LRV 29, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Big Cypress 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 PPG1062-5 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 | Renwick Rose BeigeSW 2804 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.5 | 28 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ginger RosePPU2-09 · Behr | 1.3 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Santa Rosa1189 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 30 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Burnished ApricotV081-4 · Valspar | 1.7 | 28.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Big CypressPPG1062-5 · Glidden | 0.6 | 29 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zesty Ginger308-5DB · Dutch Boy | 4.2 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Big Cypress 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 #B98775 in HSL space. Pair Big Cypress with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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