Smoky Orchid
PPG1179-2 · #E1D8DB · LRV 70 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2Sea Salt63
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What Color Is Smoky Orchid, Really?
Smoky Orchid reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1179-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smoky Orchid
Smoky 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.
How Lighting Changes Smoky Orchid
At LRV 70, Smoky Orchid 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 Smoky Orchid 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 PPG1179-2 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 | Lite LavenderSW 6554 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Behr | MoxieMQ3-35 · Behr | 2.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Majestic Mauve2115-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Blush of Morn8004-2A · Valspar | 0.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Smoky OrchidPPG1179-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Smoky 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.
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 #E1D8DB in HSL space. Pair Smoky Orchid with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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