Hikers Paradise
PPG0998-2 · #BEBBB0 · LRV 50 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Hikers Paradise50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Hikers Paradise, Really?
Hikers Paradise reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG0998-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hikers Paradise
Hikers Paradise 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 Hikers Paradise
At LRV 50, Hikers Paradise is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Hikers Paradise 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 PPG0998-2 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 | ViaductSW 9567 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | PumiceMQ6-23 · Behr | 0.7 | 48 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Horse2140-50 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ask Me Anything8006-2D · Valspar | 1.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Hikers ParadisePPG0998-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cliff Face422-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 49 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Hikers Paradise 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 #BEBBB0 in HSL space. Pair Hikers Paradise with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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