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Mix Or Match

PPG1031-1 · #CBCBB9 · LRV 59 · warm yellow tone

PPG1031-1 · #CBCBB9 · LRV 59 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Mix Or MatchPPG / Glidden · PPG1031-1
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Mix Or Match
PPG / GLIDDEN · PPG1031-1 · #CBCBB9
Brand · codePPG / GliddenPPG1031-1 · all PPG / Glidden neutrals
LRV59Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#CBCBB9 · 203, 203, 185 · 60°, 15%, 76%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Mindful Gray48
  2. 2Light French Gray53
  3. 3Mix Or Match59
  4. 4Pale Oak69
  5. 5Shoji White74
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Mix Or Match, Really?

Mix Or Match reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1031-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Mix Or Match

Mix Or Match 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Mix Or Match

At LRV 59, Mix Or Match 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Mix Or Match 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1031-1 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.

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Similar PPG / Glidden Colors

The nearest shades to Mix Or Match within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Mix Or Match · 12.8 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Mix Or Match · 1.6 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CBCBB9 in HSL space. Pair Mix Or Match with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBCBB9 + #B9B9CB
TRIADIC
#CBCBB9 · #B9CBCB · #CBB9CB
ANALOGOUS
#CBC2B9 · #CBCBB9 · #C2CBB9

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