Apollo
V124-2 · #D2CFCD · LRV 62.6 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Apollo, Really?
Apollo reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar V124-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Apollo
Apollo 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Apollo
At LRV 62.6, Apollo is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Apollo 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 Valspar V124-2 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 | Touch of GreySW 9549 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | OperaN570-1 · Behr | 1.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | AngelicaAF-665 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElusionPPG1005-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ElusionPPG1005-2 · Glidden | 0.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Translucency403-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 62 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Apollo within Valspar'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 #D2CFCD in HSL space. Pair Apollo with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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