Slow Dance
PPG1115-3 · #DADBC4 · LRV 70 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Clary Sage41
- 2October Mist47
- 3Slow Dance70
- 4Green Vibes75
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Slow Dance, Really?
Slow Dance reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1115-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Slow Dance
Slow Dance 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. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Slow Dance
At LRV 70, Slow Dance 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 Slow Dance 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 PPG1115-3 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 | Warm WinterSW 9506 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sandy ClayBWC-25 · Behr | 2.7 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Natural Elements1515 · Benjamin Moore | 2.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ancient Olive6001-3A · Valspar | 2.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Slow DancePPG1115-3 · Glidden | 0.4 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Green Garden227-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Slow Dance 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 #DADBC4 in HSL space. Pair Slow Dance with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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