Fossil Stone
PPG1102-2 · #E2DDCB · LRV 72 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Fossil Stone72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Fossil Stone, Really?
Fossil Stone reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1102-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Fossil Stone
Fossil Stone 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.
How Lighting Changes Fossil Stone
At LRV 72, Fossil Stone 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 Fossil Stone 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 PPG1102-2 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 | ArrowrooteSW 9502 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Ivory PaperMQ3-12 · Behr | 1.9 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spring in Aspen954 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Angora WhisperM342 · Valspar | 1.1 | 71.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Fossil StonePPG1102-2 · Glidden | 0.7 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dust Flats414-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Fossil Stone 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 #E2DDCB in HSL space. Pair Fossil Stone with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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