City Rain (Behr PPU25-21)
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City Rain (Behr PPU25-21) is a very deep, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 10.3, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with City Rain
Three Behr colors picked for City Rain 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 City Rain, 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 | Rain Cloud | SW 9639 | 11 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Deep Secret | CSP-625 | 11.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Volcanic Ash | 4009-1 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mysterious | 1037-6 | 11 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to City Rain (LRV 10.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than City Rain
Darker than City Rain
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU25-21 |
| Hex | #525C61 |
| RGB | 82, 92, 97 |
| HSL | 200°, 8%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.4, -2.7, -4.2 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
City Rain (Behr PPU25-21), published as #525C61
#41535F
#626561
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of City Rain (Behr PPU25-21)?
- City Rain has an LRV of 10.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so City Rain is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to City Rain in another brand?
- Mysterious (PPG 1037-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is City Rain warm or cool?
- Behr lists City Rain as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.2; 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.