Elusion
PPG1005-2 · #D1CECB · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Elusion, Really?
Elusion reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1005-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Elusion
Elusion 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 Elusion
At LRV 62, Elusion is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Elusion 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 PPG1005-2 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 | Big ChillSW 7648 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pewter VasePPL-64 · Behr | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | AngelicaAF-665 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | ApolloV124-2 · Valspar | 0.6 | 62.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Free ReignPPG1004-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Silvered Fog439-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Elusion 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 #D1CECB in HSL space. Pair Elusion with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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