Pale Mauve
PPG1178-3 · #DBC9D7 · LRV 62 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Pale Mauve62
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Pale Mauve, Really?
Pale Mauve reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1178-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pale Mauve
Pale Mauve 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 Pale Mauve
At LRV 62, Pale Mauve 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 Pale Mauve 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 PPG1178-3 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 | Euphoric LilacSW 6835 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 61 | Color page → |
| Behr | Fairview Taupe130E-2 · Behr | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Beach Plum2072-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Lace1003-8C · Valspar | 2.0 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale MauvePPG1178-3 · Glidden | 0.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sleepy Purple144-3DB · Dutch Boy | 3.0 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Pale Mauve 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 #DBC9D7 in HSL space. Pair Pale Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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