Glidden

Simmering Smoke

PPG1019-4

Simmering Smoke is a light taupe-gray carrying a warm mushroom undertone. The room feels settled quickly. A bedroom, office, or living room works when gray needs more warmth.

Painted walls can look grayer in bright daylight and browner under warm lamps. Cream trim, walnut, or black metal all fit. With pink-beige tile, sample carefully because the undertones may become too similar.

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Color Codes

HEX

#A99F96

RGB Decimal

169, 159, 150

RGB Percent

66.3%, 62.4%, 58.8%

HSL

28.4, 9.9%, 62.5%

HSV

28.4, 11.2%, 66.3%

CMYK

0.0%, 5.9%, 11.2%, 33.7%

YIQ

161.0, 8.9, -0.7

XYZ

34.27, 35.43, 33.89

CIE Lab

66.08, 2.04, 5.99

CIE Luv

66.08, 6.46, 8.13

Hunter Lab

59.53, 1.82, 5.07

Decimal

11116438

Simmering Smoke 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

Bedroom scene to simulate Glidden Simmering Smoke under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Glidden Simmering Smoke under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

28°

Red Family

Lightness

63%

Medium

Saturation

10%

Very Muted

LRV

62.9

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV 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.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Simmering Smoke Charleston Gray Woodcraft Coachman's Cape

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Simmering Smoke Nightingale Gray City Street Sleeping Inn

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Simmering Smoke Coastline Storm Cloud Lake Placid

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Simmering Smoke Frosted Fern Coffee Custard Irish Paddock

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Glidden

Winter's Nap

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Behr

True Taupewood

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Fawn Brindle

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Benjamin Moore

Rockport Gray

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Intellectual Gray

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Truly Taupe

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Behr

Smoked Mauve

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Valspar

Graceful Gray

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Benjamin Moore

River Reflections

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Benjamin Moore

Chateau

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Downing Stone

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Mega Greige

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Valspar

Gray Silt

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Functional Gray

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Glidden

Aldabra

Glidden

Simmering Smoke

Behr

Rustic Taupe