PPG / Glidden Glidden Vintage Charm#A09480 · LRV 33
Why this color. Warm earthy tan; Glidden's bestseller for vintage and traditional homes.
Glidden Vintage Charm reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden GLN-33 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Glidden Vintage Charm |
| SKU | GLN-33 |
| Hex | #A09480 |
| RGB | 160, 148, 128 |
| HSL | 38°, 14%, 56% |
| LRV | 33 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
Kompozit alternative
The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A09480 in HSL space. Pair Glidden Vintage Charm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.