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
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
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Pacific Mist Behr ECC-34-1 Light Gray
- Gray Timber Wolf Behr 760E-3 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.