Scotch Mist
PPG14-07 · #E0DACC · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Scotch Mist70
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Scotch Mist, Really?
Scotch Mist reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG14-07 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Scotch Mist
Scotch Mist 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 Scotch Mist
At LRV 70, Scotch Mist 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 Scotch Mist 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 PPG14-07 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 | Oat MilkSW 9501 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Varnished IvoryMQ3-40 · Behr | 1.4 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wind's Breath981 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Warm OatmealV179 · Valspar | 1.6 | 70.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Scotch MistPPG14-07 · Glidden | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearly Gray442-1DB · Dutch Boy | 3.2 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Scotch Mist 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 #E0DACC in HSL space. Pair Scotch Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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