Crab Bisque
PPG1195-4 · #F0B599 · LRV 54 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Crab Bisque54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Crab Bisque, Really?
Crab Bisque reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1195-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Crab Bisque
Crab Bisque 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Crab Bisque
At LRV 54, Crab Bisque 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 Crab Bisque 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 PPG1195-4 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 | Creole CottageSW 7706 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.5 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fresh Praline280C-3 · Behr | 3.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Blossom2175-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach SquaredV045-3 · Valspar | 3.6 | 52.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crab BisquePPG1195-4 · Glidden | 0.0 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lovely April105-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 52 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Crab Bisque 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 #F0B599 in HSL space. Pair Crab Bisque with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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