Park Avenue (Behr MQ2-55)
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Park Avenue (Behr MQ2-55) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 45.6, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Park Avenue
Four Behr colors picked for Park Avenue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Park Avenue, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Amazing Gray | SW 7044 | 47 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Fox | 2108-50 | 43.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silver Dollar | 1022-3 | 47 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Park Avenue (LRV 45.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Park Avenue
Darker than Park Avenue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-55 |
| Hex | #BBB3A8 |
| RGB | 187, 179, 168 |
| HSL | 35°, 12%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, 0.9, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Park Avenue (Behr MQ2-55), published as #BBB3A8
#AAA9A6
#CCBDA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Park Avenue (Behr MQ2-55)?
- Park Avenue has an LRV of 45.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Park Avenue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Park Avenue in another brand?
- Amazing Gray (SW 7044) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Park Avenue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Park Avenue as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.