Forgive Quickly
PPG1116-3 · #E1E1BE · LRV 74 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Saybrook Sage45
- 2Soft Fern57
- 3Forgive Quickly74
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Frosty Lime89
What Color Is Forgive Quickly, Really?
Forgive Quickly reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1116-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Forgive Quickly
Forgive Quickly 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 Forgive Quickly
At LRV 74, Forgive Quickly 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 Forgive Quickly 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 PPG1116-3 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 | CelerySW 6421 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Wild Honey760C-3 · Behr | 1.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Chameleon526 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ethereal OneV058-1 · Valspar | 0.8 | 74.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Forgive QuicklyPPG1116-3 · Glidden | 0.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pistachio Shell226-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Forgive Quickly 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 #E1E1BE in HSL space. Pair Forgive Quickly with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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