Glidden
Steel Me
PPG1018-1
Color Codes
Steel Me 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
Medium
Temperature
warm
Hue Angle
28°Red Family
Lightness
84%Light
Saturation
18%Muted
LRV
84.0LRV 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.
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Silent Smoke
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Rose Pearl
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Romantic White
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Windfresh White
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Benjamin Moore
Light Pewter
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Limewash
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Ancestral Haze
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Balboa Mist
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Drift of Mist
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Kyoto Pearl
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Athena
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Pale Oak
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Campfire Ash
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Vision Of Light
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Valspar
Vanilla Steam
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Farrow & Ball
Skimming Stone