Glidden
Purple Essence
PPG1176-4
On walls, Purple Essence reads cooler than a rose beige and softer than a true lavender. A gentle white keeps it comfortable. Brushed brass adds warmth. Avoid icy whites when flooring already faces north, because the violet side may become too cool.
Color Codes
Purple Essence in Different Light
Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.
Artificial Lighting
Natural Lighting
Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Purple
Strength
Medium
Temperature
cool
Hue Angle
284°Purple Family
Lightness
74%Light
Saturation
17%Muted
LRV
71.5LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Glidden
Purple Essence
Glidden
Lavish Lavender
Glidden
Purple Essence
Sherwin Williams
Magical
Glidden
Purple Essence
Benjamin Moore
African Violet
Glidden
Purple Essence
Behr
Grape Hyacinth
Glidden
Purple Essence
Glidden
Wild Lilac
Glidden
Purple Essence
Benjamin Moore
Lavender Lipstick
Glidden
Purple Essence
Behr
Courtly Purple
Glidden
Purple Essence
Behr
Bohemianism
Glidden
Purple Essence
Valspar
Orchid House
Glidden
Purple Essence
Valspar
Really Romantic
Glidden
Purple Essence
Behr
Aster
Glidden
Purple Essence
Glidden
Silverberry
Glidden
Purple Essence
Glidden
Windsor Purple
Glidden
Purple Essence
Benjamin Moore
Angelina
Glidden
Purple Essence
Valspar
Pocketful of Posies
Glidden
Purple Essence
Glidden
Cloudberry