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Go To Gray

PPG1004-1 · #DBD7D7 · LRV 69 · warm red tone

PPG1004-1 · #DBD7D7 · LRV 69 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Go To GrayPPG / Glidden · PPG1004-1
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Go To Gray
PPG / GLIDDEN · PPG1004-1 · #DBD7D7
Brand · codePPG / GliddenPPG1004-1 · all PPG / Glidden grays
LRV69Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#DBD7D7 · 219, 215, 215 · 0°, 5%, 85%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Sea Salt63
  3. 3Go To Gray69
  4. 4Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Go To Gray, Really?

Go To Gray reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1004-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Go To Gray

Go To Gray 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Go To Gray

At LRV 69, Go To Gray 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Go To Gray 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1004-1 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.

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Similar PPG / Glidden Colors

The nearest shades to Go To Gray within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Go To Gray · 14.7 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Go To Gray · 1.4 : 1 · fails for text

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 #DBD7D7 in HSL space. Pair Go To Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DBD7D7 + #D7DBDB
TRIADIC
#DBD7D7 · #D7DBD7 · #D7D7DB
ANALOGOUS
#DBD7D9 · #DBD7D7 · #DBD9D7

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