Lazy Afternoon
PPG1007-5 · #97938C · LRV 29 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Lazy Afternoon29
- 4Stardew43
- 5Upward57
What Color Is Lazy Afternoon, Really?
Lazy Afternoon reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1007-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lazy Afternoon
Lazy Afternoon is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Lazy Afternoon
Lazy Afternoon sits in the mid-range at LRV 29, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Lazy Afternoon 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 PPG1007-5 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 | Summit GraySW 7669 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.3 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Elephant SkinPPU18-16 · Behr | 0.9 | 29 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Graystone1475 · Benjamin Moore | 1.2 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gray Expose5007-2A · Valspar | 3.4 | 30.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Lazy AfternoonPPG1007-5 · Glidden | 0.6 | 29 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mission Brown405-4DB · Dutch Boy | 4.3 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Lazy Afternoon 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 #97938C in HSL space. Pair Lazy Afternoon with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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