Tanglewood
PPG1073-5 · #A59086 · LRV 30 — warm red tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Tanglewood, Really?
Tanglewood reads as a warm red tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1073-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tanglewood
Tanglewood is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
How Lighting Changes Tanglewood
Tanglewood sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Tanglewood 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 PPG1073-5 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 | Chatura GraySW 9169 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.4 | 30 | Color page → |
| Behr | Beach CabanaECC-56-1 · Behr | 2.3 | 30 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Studio ClayCSP-380 · Benjamin Moore | 2.0 | 29 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Monkeypod8004-5E · Valspar | 2.6 | 29 | Color page → |
| Glidden | TanglewoodPPG1073-5 · Glidden | 0.5 | 29 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Plum Punch402-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 29 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Tanglewood 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 #A59086 in HSL space. Pair Tanglewood with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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