Garlic Clove
PPG18-09 · #EBE8DD · LRV 81 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1First Star69
- 2Classic Gray74
- 3Garlic Clove81
- 4Extra White86
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Garlic Clove, Really?
Garlic Clove reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG18-09 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Garlic Clove
Garlic Clove shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Garlic Clove
Garlic Clove is very light — LRV 81, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Garlic Clove 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 PPG18-09 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 | FutonSW 7101 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 80 | Color page → |
| Behr | Milk PaintN330-1 · Behr | 0.6 | 81 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cloud Cover855 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 80 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Canterbury CreamV163 · Valspar | 0.9 | 80.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Enduring IcePPG1102-1 · Glidden | 0.9 | 80 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tender Cloud023W · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 80 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Garlic Clove 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 #EBE8DD in HSL space. Pair Garlic Clove with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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