PPG / Glidden Ivy League#2A3D32 · LRV 5
Why this color. The deep green PPG promotes opposite Pewter Green.
Ivy League reads as a green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden PPG1130-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Ivy League |
| SKU | PPG1130-7 |
| Hex | #2A3D32 |
| RGB | 42, 61, 50 |
| HSL | 145°, 18%, 20% |
| LRV | 5 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Black |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
Backdrop
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #2A3D32 in HSL space. Pair Ivy League with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.