Steel Me
PPG1018-1 · #DDD4CE · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Steel Me67
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Steel Me, Really?
Steel Me reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1018-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Steel Me
Steel Me 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 Steel Me
At LRV 67, Steel Me 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 Steel Me 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 PPG1018-1 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 | LimewashSW 9589 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.9 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Rose PearlN170-2 · Behr | 1.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Kitten Whiskers1003 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ancestral Haze1004-10C · Valspar | 2.0 | 66.8 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Steel MePPG1018-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Misted Mauve446-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Steel Me 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 #DDD4CE in HSL space. Pair Steel Me with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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