PPG / Glidden Rare Orchid#DBDCE2 · LRV 72
Rare Orchid reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1169-2 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Rare Orchid |
| SKU | 1169-2 |
| Hex | #DBDCE2 |
| RGB | 219, 220, 226 |
| HSL | 231°, 11%, 87% |
| LRV | 72 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About PPG / Glidden Rare Orchid
At LRV 72, Rare Orchid is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its blue 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.
Rare Orchid 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Magnolia Home
Similar PPG / Glidden colors
closest in the PPG / Glidden deckThe nearest shades to Rare Orchid within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DBDCE2 in HSL space. Pair Rare Orchid with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.