Slippery Shale (Behr PPU24-06)
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Slippery Shale (Behr PPU24-06) is a very deep, warm greige from Behr: LRV 18.3, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Slippery Shale
Three Behr colors picked for Slippery Shale by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Slippery Shale, 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 | Settlement | SW 9594 | 19 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gargoyle | 1546 | 18.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Deconstruction | 1006-6 | 18 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Slippery Shale (LRV 18.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Slippery Shale
Darker than Slippery Shale
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU24-06 |
| Hex | #7B766C |
| RGB | 123, 118, 108 |
| HSL | 40°, 6%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.8, 0.0, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Slippery Shale (Behr PPU24-06), published as #7B766C
#6C6D6A
#8B7F6C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Slippery Shale (Behr PPU24-06)?
- Slippery Shale has an LRV of 18.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Slippery Shale is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Slippery Shale in another brand?
- Settlement (SW 9594) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Slippery Shale warm or cool?
- Behr lists Slippery Shale as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.