Violet Vapor
PPG1180-1 · #E4DAE1 · LRV 72 — warm magenta tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1French Lilac56
- 2Lavender Mist63
- 3Violet Vapor72
- 4Misty Lilac79
- 5Barely Pink87
What Color Is Violet Vapor, Really?
Violet Vapor reads as a warm magenta tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1180-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Violet Vapor
Violet Vapor 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. Purples range from restful (bedrooms) to dramatic (powder rooms) depending on depth.
How Lighting Changes Violet Vapor
At LRV 72, Violet Vapor is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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 Violet Vapor 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 PPG1180-1 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 | SpangleSW 6834 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 73 | Color page → |
| Behr | Unfading DuskCE-03 · Behr | 2.0 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sugarplum1394 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gentle Violet4002-3A · Valspar | 2.8 | 71.2 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Violet VaporPPG1180-1 · Glidden | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Soft Wisteria246-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Violet Vapor 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 #E4DAE1 in HSL space. Pair Violet Vapor with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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