Spiced Orange
PPG1199-3 · #EDC6B6 · LRV 62 — warm red tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Pink Quartz53
- 3Spiced Orange62
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Spiced Orange, Really?
Spiced Orange reads as a warm red tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1199-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Spiced Orange
Spiced Orange 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Spiced Orange
At LRV 62, Spiced Orange is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its red 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 Spiced Orange 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 PPG1199-3 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 | Cosmetic PeachSW 6618 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 60 | Color page → |
| Behr | Coral CoastHDC-CT-14 · Behr | 0.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Romance1192 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Misty Loch8003-12C · Valspar | 2.8 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spiced OrangePPG1199-3 · Glidden | 0.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Polka Dot206-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Spiced Orange 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 #EDC6B6 in HSL space. Pair Spiced Orange with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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