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Wright Grey Tan

FLLW840 · #CDBA99 · LRV 50 · warm red-orange tone

FLLW840 · #CDBA99 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Wright Grey TanPPG / Glidden · FLLW840
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Wright Grey Tan
PPG / GLIDDEN · FLLW840 · #CDBA99
Brand · codePPG / GliddenFLLW840 · all PPG / Glidden neutrals
LRV50Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyNeutral
Hex · RGB · HSL#CDBA99 · 205, 186, 153 · 38°, 34%, 70%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Dorian Gray39
  2. 2Pashmina44
  3. 3Wright Grey Tan50
  4. 4Agreeable Gray60
  5. 5Pale Oak69
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Wright Grey Tan, Really?

Wright Grey Tan reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden FLLW840 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Wright Grey Tan

Wright Grey Tan 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Wright Grey Tan

At LRV 50, Wright Grey Tan 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Wright Grey Tan 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden FLLW840 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar PPG / Glidden Colors

The nearest shades to Wright Grey Tan within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Wright Grey Tan · 11.1 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Wright Grey Tan · 1.9 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CDBA99 in HSL space. Pair Wright Grey Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CDBA99 + #99ACCD
TRIADIC
#CDBA99 · #99CDBA · #BA99CD
ANALOGOUS
#CDA099 · #CDBA99 · #C6CD99

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