Touchable
PPG1017-1 · #EBDED7 · LRV 75 — warm red-orange tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Heirloom Shade63
- 2First Star69
- 3Touchable75
- 4Alabaster82
- 5Chantilly Lace91
What Color Is Touchable, Really?
Touchable reads as a warm red-orange tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1017-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Touchable
Touchable shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Touchable
Touchable is very light — LRV 75, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Touchable 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 PPG1017-1 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 | Faint CoralSW 6329 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 75 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cameo StoneN160-1 · Behr | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pampas Grass2110-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet Pastel1007-8C · Valspar | 1.1 | 74.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Berry FrostPPG1016-1 · Glidden | 0.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Queen Conch306-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 75 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Touchable 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 #EBDED7 in HSL space. Pair Touchable with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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