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PPG / GLIDDEN · GLN-33

PPG / Glidden Glidden Vintage Charm#A09480 · LRV 33

Why this color. Warm earthy tan; Glidden's bestseller for vintage and traditional homes.

Glidden Vintage Charm reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden GLN-33 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN GLIDDEN VINTAGE CHARM
RGB 160, 148, 128 LRV 33

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Glidden Vintage Charm
SKU GLN-33
Hex #A09480
RGB 160, 148, 128
HSL 38°, 14%, 56%
LRV 33
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Whipcord
SKU 0338 · #A09176 · LRV 29
ΔE 2.71 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
978
#9E927E
Raccoon
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 29
CC-576
#9F917A
Nordic
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 29
AF-155
#A09383
Weimaraner
ΔE 2.03 · LRV 30
HC-77
#A4937D
Alexandria
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 30
HC-107
#9B9785
Gettysburg
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 31

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All neutral at Behr →
PPU7-23
#A09483
Rolling Pebble
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 30
HDC-CT-20
#9E9588
Greywood
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 31
PPU8-20
#9D9787
Dusty Olive
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 31
PPU7-05
#A79481
Pure Earth
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 31
PPU7-5
#A79481
Pure Earth
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 31

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6222
#9F947D
Weather Board
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 30
DEC750
#9F9180
Bison Beige
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 29
DE6229
#9C9584
Calico Rock
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 30
DE6243
#9C9680
Union Springs
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 30
DE6271
#969783
Elemental Green
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 30

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9117
#A4947E
Urban Jungle
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 31
SW 7504
#9E9284
Keystone Gray
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 29
SW 9174
#A0907F
Moth Wing
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 29
SW 2827
#A7947C
Colonial Revival Stone
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 31
SW 7513
#A79582
Sanderling
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 31

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All neutral at Valspar →
V147-4
#9B9079
Churchill Downs
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 28.2
8005-5E
#9E8F7B
Stone Terrace
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 28
V135-5
#9E8F7B
Stone Terrace
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 28.4
6005-2A
#9E9386
Coastal Villa
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 29.9
6004-2A
#9E978C
Aspen Gray
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 31.3

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.81
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-128
#A39B89
Antiquing
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 33
JG-52
#9C9878
Countryside
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 31
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 29
JG-146
#918F89
Before & After
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 27
JG-57
#979A82
Garden Essential
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 31

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.98
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 9.94 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 11.09 · LRV 35
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 17.36 · LRV 27

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.09
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 26
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 30
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 6.48 · LRV 35
NO. 19
#A1A189
Lichen
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 35
NO. 79
#899081
Card Room Green
ΔE 9.69 · LRV 27

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.71
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 11.61 · LRV 35
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 13.74 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 15.45 · LRV 34

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A09480 in HSL space. Pair Glidden Vintage Charm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A09480 + #808CA0
TRIADIC
#A09480 · #80A094 · #9480A0
ANALOGOUS
#A08480 · #A09480 · #9CA080

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.98:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.04:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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