Glidden
Somber
PPG1093-4
On walls, it feels warm and traditional, especially with wood floors, leather, or black accents. Its comfortably light depth helps it stay usable in larger rooms, but it can look flat beside too many similar beige fabrics. Add off-white trim and one cooler element, like blue artwork, for balance.
Color Codes
Somber 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
Orange
Strength
High
Temperature
warm
Hue Angle
39°Orange Family
Lightness
67%Medium
Saturation
39%Moderate
LRV
71.3LRV 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
Warm Shades
Warm spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Glidden
Somber
Benjamin Moore
Shelburne Buff
Glidden
Somber
Behr
Raffia Ribbon
Glidden
Somber
Benjamin Moore
Late Wheat
Glidden
Somber
Benjamin Moore
Shakespeare Tan
Glidden
Somber
Sherwin Williams
Wheat Grass
Glidden
Somber
Glidden
Canvas Satchel
Glidden
Somber
Glidden
Appalachian Trail
Glidden
Somber
Benjamin Moore
Wilmington Tan
Glidden
Somber
Sherwin Williams
Harmonic Tan
Glidden
Somber
Glidden
Earthy Cane
Glidden
Somber
Valspar
Cache of Camel
Glidden
Somber
Benjamin Moore
Sombrero
Glidden
Somber
Glidden
Cracker Bitz
Glidden
Somber
Benjamin Moore
Henderson Buff
Glidden
Somber
Behr
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