Metallic Mist
PPG1032-1 · #CCCBBE · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Mindful Gray48
- 2Light French Gray53
- 3Metallic Mist59
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Metallic Mist, Really?
Metallic Mist reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1032-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Metallic Mist
Metallic Mist 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 Metallic Mist
At LRV 59, Metallic Mist 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 Metallic Mist 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 PPG1032-1 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 | Useful GraySW 7050 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dolphin Fin790C-3 · Behr | 2.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Stingray1529 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gentle Soul8004-26B · Valspar | 1.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Metallic MistPPG1032-1 · Glidden | 0.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Doves Wings443-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Metallic Mist 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 #CCCBBE in HSL space. Pair Metallic Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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