South Peak
PPG1071-1 · #EADED1 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3South Peak74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is South Peak, Really?
South Peak reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1071-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for South Peak
South Peak 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 South Peak
At LRV 74, South Peak 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 South Peak 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 PPG1071-1 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 | Moderate WhiteSW 6140 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Designer WhiteICC-11 · Behr | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | First CrushCSP-310 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Balance2004-10C · Valspar | 0.6 | 73.6 | Color page → |
| Glidden | South PeakPPG1071-1 · Glidden | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Almond Milk413-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to South Peak 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 #EADED1 in HSL space. Pair South Peak with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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