Tattered Teddy
PPG1072-5 · #A28170 · LRV 25 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Turkish Coffee5
- 2Porpoise13
- 3Tattered Teddy25
- 4Redend Point30
What Color Is Tattered Teddy, Really?
Tattered Teddy reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1072-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tattered Teddy
Tattered Teddy 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 Tattered Teddy
Tattered Teddy sits in the mid-range at LRV 25, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Tattered Teddy 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 PPG1072-5 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 | Dusted TruffleSW 9083 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 25 | Color page → |
| Behr | Warm CognacMQ2-42 · Behr | 1.6 | 25 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mudslide2095-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 25 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Navajo Horizon2003-9C · Valspar | 1.3 | 24.4 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tattered TeddyPPG1072-5 · Glidden | 0.5 | 24 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | LedgestoneHGSW 3074 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.0 | 25 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Tattered Teddy 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 #A28170 in HSL space. Pair Tattered Teddy with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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