Heirloom Silver (Behr PPU25-08)
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Heirloom Silver (Behr PPU25-08) is a medium, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 46.3, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heirloom Silver
Four Behr colors picked for Heirloom Silver by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Heirloom Silver, 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 | Chelsea Gray | SW 2850 | 47 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sea Haze | 2137-50 | 45.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coastal Jetty | 5007-1C | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray Stone | 1009-4 | 48 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU25-08 |
| Hex | #B5B6AD |
| RGB | 181, 182, 173 |
| HSL | 67°, 6%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.7, -2.0, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heirloom Silver (Behr PPU25-08), published as #B5B6AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heirloom Silver (Behr PPU25-08)?
- Heirloom Silver has an LRV of 46.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heirloom Silver is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Heirloom Silver in another brand?
- Sea Haze (BM 2137-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heirloom Silver warm or cool?
- Behr lists Heirloom Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.