Hush Puppy
PPG1199-4 · #E4B096 · LRV 50 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Hush Puppy50
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Hush Puppy, Really?
Hush Puppy reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1199-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Hush Puppy
Hush Puppy 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Hush Puppy
At LRV 50, Hush Puppy is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Hush Puppy 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 PPG1199-4 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 | Soft ApricotSW 6352 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral CloudM200-4 · Behr | 1.2 | 48 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cinnamon 'n Spice1215 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Black-Eyed PeachM114 · Valspar | 1.5 | 48.7 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Hush PuppyPPG1199-4 · Glidden | 0.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pale Ginger209-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.1 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Hush Puppy 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 #E4B096 in HSL space. Pair Hush Puppy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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