Brainstorm
PPG1030-1 · #D1D2BF · LRV 63 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Brainstorm, Really?
Brainstorm reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1030-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Brainstorm
Brainstorm 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Brainstorm
At LRV 63, Brainstorm is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Brainstorm 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 PPG1030-1 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 | Filmy GreenSW 6190 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Traditional TanPPF-14 · Behr | 2.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring Thaw1508 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Half MoonT648 · Valspar | 0.8 | 64.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | BrainstormPPG1030-1 · Glidden | 0.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Zephyr Breeze422-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Brainstorm 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 #D1D2BF in HSL space. Pair Brainstorm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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