Safari
11-27 · #D0C6A1 · LRV 56 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Safari56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Safari, Really?
Safari reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden 11-27 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Safari
Safari 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 Safari
At LRV 56, Safari 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 Safari 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 11-27 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 | ShagreenSW 6422 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Anjou PearMQ4-41 · Behr | 2.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Khaki2148-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Garden RainV094-2 · Valspar | 3.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Safari Green90YY 35/304 · Glidden | 0.0 | 35 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Spring Bud Green225-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.9 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Safari 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 #D0C6A1 in HSL space. Pair Safari with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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