Graceful Gray (Behr PPU18-12)
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Graceful Gray (Behr PPU18-12) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 47.4, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Graceful Gray
Four Behr colors picked for Graceful Gray 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 Graceful Gray, 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 | Anew Gray | SW 7030 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Himalayan Trek | 1542 | 47.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silver Dollar | 1022-3 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Graceful Gray (LRV 47.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Graceful Gray
Darker than Graceful Gray
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU18-12 |
| Hex | #BEB6AC |
| RGB | 190, 182, 172 |
| HSL | 33°, 12%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.4, 1.1, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Graceful Gray (Behr PPU18-12), published as #BEB6AC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Graceful Gray (Behr PPU18-12)?
- Graceful Gray has an LRV of 47.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Graceful Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Graceful Gray in another brand?
- Anew Gray (SW 7030) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Graceful Gray warm or cool?
- Behr lists Graceful Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.