Grape Glimmer
PPG1249-3 · #DBC9E0 · LRV 62 — cool violet tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Grape Glimmer62
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Grape Glimmer, Really?
Grape Glimmer reads as a cool violet tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1249-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grape Glimmer
Grape Glimmer 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Grape Glimmer
At LRV 62, Grape Glimmer is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its violet 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 Grape Glimmer 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 PPG1249-3 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 | Euphoric LilacSW 6835 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | On LocationM570-3 · Behr | 1.7 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice1395 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Hampstead Heath8002-1B · Valspar | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Grape GlimmerPPG1249-3 · Glidden | 0.4 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sleepy Purple144-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Grape Glimmer 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 #DBC9E0 in HSL space. Pair Grape Glimmer with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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