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Natural Gray

Behr PPU18-10

HEX
#C4C0BB
RGB
196, 192, 187
LAB
77.9, 0.5, 3.0
LRV
≈ 53
Family
Light Gray, neutral
Nearest RAL
7047 Tele Grey 4
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With an LRV of about 53, Natural Gray reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Natural Gray in other brands

  • Gray Pearl Dunn-Edwards DEC795 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • A9530C Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Gallery Gray Kelly-Moore KM4907-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
  • Sutton Place Grey Glidden 30YY 54/030 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
  • Subdue Dulux Australia S11A1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
  • Palazzo 20 Caparol 3D Palazzo 20 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Behr

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
  • Protanopia Reads as light gray
  • Tritanopia Reads as light gray
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Natural Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 0.5 and b value of 3.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dunn-Edwards color to Natural Gray?

Gray Pearl (DEC795), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Natural Gray?

≈ 53. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.