Silver Mauve
PPG1179-3 · #DACBD2 · LRV 62 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Wisteria48
- 2French Lilac56
- 3Silver Mauve62
- 4Silver Peony68
- 5White Lavender76
What Color Is Silver Mauve, Really?
Silver Mauve reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1179-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silver Mauve
Silver 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 Silver Mauve
At LRV 62, Silver 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 Silver 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 PPG1179-3 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 | WallflowerSW 6281 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 64 | Color page → |
| Behr | Orchid HazeS110-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | New Age1444 · Benjamin Moore | 3.6 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lilac Lace1003-8C · Valspar | 1.8 | 62.5 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silver MauvePPG1179-3 · Glidden | 0.2 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Utopia245-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Silver 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 #DACBD2 in HSL space. Pair Silver Mauve with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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