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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1030-1

PPG / Glidden Brainstorm#D1D3C0 · LRV 64

Brainstorm reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1030-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN BRAINSTORM
RGB 209, 211, 192 LRV 64

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Brainstorm
SKU 1030-1
Hex #D1D3C0
RGB 209, 211, 192
HSL 66°, 18%, 79%
LRV 64
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About PPG / Glidden Brainstorm

At LRV 64, 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.

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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Pebblebrook
SKU 0224 · #D8D0BC · LRV 63
ΔE 4.66 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6248
#D1D2BF
Spooky
ΔE 0.48 · LRV 63
DE6255
#D0D1C1
Wishing Well
ΔE 1.35 · LRV 63
DE6262
#CDD0C0
Glass Tile
ΔE 1.36 · LRV 62
DE6269
#D0D2C5
Particular Mint
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 64
DE5653
#CAD6C4
Green Lane
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 65

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All neutral at Valspar →
T648
#D2D3C2
Half Moon
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 64.1
M244
#D5D2C0
Barest Celadon
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 64
8004-29B
#D0D1C4
Misty Memory
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 63
V144-2
#D0D1C4
Misty Memory
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 62.8
6001-1A
#D5D2C4
Tea Stain
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 64.2

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.15
All neutral at Behr →
750C-3
#D1D2BC
Sandstone Cliff
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 63
N310-3
#CFD1BB
Sandstorm
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 62
N330-3
#D1D5BC
Unmarked Trail
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 65
QE-33
#D3D4C7
Natural Spring
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 65
BNC-02
#D4D1C4
Understated
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 64

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
506
#D2D4C4
Silver Sage
ΔE 1.19 · LRV
1508
#D2D1BF
Spring Thaw
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 62
1500
#D4D3C3
Sweet Spring
ΔE 1.95 · LRV
HC-141
#CCD4C4
Hollingsworth Green
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 63
AF-80
#D9D2BE
Jute
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 63

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6176
#CECEBD
Liveable Green
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 61
SW 59
#CBD0C2
Frostwork
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 62
SW 6190
#D1D3C7
Filmy Green
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 64
SW 6183
#D1D0C6
Conservative Gray
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 63
SW 7541
#D8CFBE
Grecian Ivory
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 63

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 6.42 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 7.24 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-18
#D8D3CD
Beigeing
ΔE 7.33 · LRV 66

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.75
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 61
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 65
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 67
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 6.86 · LRV 62
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 7.87 · LRV 64

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 63
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 59
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 61
JG-67
#CDDAC9
Mineral Green
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 67
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 7.37 · LRV 62

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.56
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.89 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 16.05 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.29 · LRV 53

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

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.

1127-3
Merry Music
LRV 64
1125-2
White Sage
LRV 65
14-25
Fisherman's Net
LRV 63
1028-2
With A Twist
LRV 63
14-11
Static
LRV 65
1129-3
Castaway
LRV 64

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D1D3C0 in HSL space. Pair Brainstorm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D1D3C0 + #C2C0D3
TRIADIC
#D1D3C0 · #C0D1D3 · #D3C0D1
ANALOGOUS
#D3CBC0 · #D1D3C0 · #C8D3C0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.52:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.79:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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