Soft Amethyst
PPG1178-4 · #CEB6C8 · LRV 51 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Gothic Purple24
- 2Hazy Lilac29
- 3Soft Amethyst51
- 4French Lilac56
- 5Lavender Mist63
What Color Is Soft Amethyst, Really?
Soft Amethyst reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1178-4 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Soft Amethyst
Soft Amethyst 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 Soft Amethyst
At LRV 51, Soft Amethyst 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 Soft Amethyst 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 PPG1178-4 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 | Mauve FinerySW 6282 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.3 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | BedazzledM110-3 · Behr | 1.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Wishing Well1389 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | MischiefV076-2 · Valspar | 4.6 | 52.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Soft Amethyst50RB 34/153 · Glidden | 0.3 | 34 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Mauv-elous347-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.0 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Soft Amethyst 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 #CEB6C8 in HSL space. Pair Soft Amethyst with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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