Orange Marmalade
PPG1197-5 · #F9AC72 · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Orange Marmalade51
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Orange Marmalade, Really?
Orange Marmalade reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1197-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Orange Marmalade
Orange Marmalade 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Orange Marmalade
At LRV 51, Orange Marmalade is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Orange Marmalade 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 PPG1197-5 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 | TangerineSW 6640 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Behr | Florida SunriseP230-5 · Behr | 0.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tangerine Zing132 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 53 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Warm Cider2003-1C · Valspar | 2.0 | 49.9 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Orange MarmaladePPG1197-5 · Glidden | 0.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Anise OrangeHGSW 1135 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 4.9 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Orange Marmalade 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 #F9AC72 in HSL space. Pair Orange Marmalade with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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