Little Lilac
PPG1177-2 · #E0D7DE · LRV 70 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Little Lilac70
- 4White Lavender76
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Little Lilac, Really?
Little Lilac reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1177-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Little Lilac
Little Lilac 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Little Lilac
At LRV 70, Little Lilac is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Little Lilac 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 PPG1177-2 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 | Lite LavenderSW 6554 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | Misty LavenderS570-1 · Behr | 3.1 | 70 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Touch of Gray2116-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pale Purple8003-1A · Valspar | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Little LilacPPG1177-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Candytuft246-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Little Lilac 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 #E0D7DE in HSL space. Pair Little Lilac with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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