Felted Wool
PPG0997-2 · #C2C4BE · LRV 55 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Felted Wool55
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Felted Wool, Really?
Felted Wool reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG0997-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Felted Wool
Felted Wool 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 Felted Wool
At LRV 55, Felted Wool is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Felted Wool 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 PPG0997-2 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 | Comfort GraySW 6205 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Engagement SilverPPU25-14 · Behr | 1.0 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Song1557 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Zen PebbleV145-2 · Valspar | 2.2 | 55.1 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Felted WoolPPG0997-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Grayed Wolf426-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Felted Wool 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 #C2C4BE in HSL space. Pair Felted Wool with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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