Hearth
PPG1093-3 · #E1CBA6 · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Revere Pewter55
- 3Hearth61
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Hearth, Really?
Hearth reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1093-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hearth
Hearth 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 Hearth
At LRV 61, Hearth is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Hearth 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 PPG1093-3 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 | Pale YellowSW 7691 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | CrepePPU7-19 · Behr | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Powell BuffHC-35 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll3008-8B · Valspar | 2.1 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | HearthPPG1093-3 · Glidden | 0.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Eccentric Ecru320-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Hearth 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 #E1CBA6 in HSL space. Pair Hearth with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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