Fortress Stone (Behr PPU8-17)
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Fortress Stone (Behr PPU8-17) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 52.7, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fortress Stone
Four Behr colors picked for Fortress Stone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Fortress Stone, 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 | Roycroft Mist Gray | SW 2844 | 51 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Greenwich Gate | CSP-170 | 51.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Greyed | 6001-1B | 55 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Fortress Stone (LRV 52.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Fortress Stone
Darker than Fortress Stone
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU8-17 |
| Hex | #C5C0B0 |
| RGB | 197, 192, 176 |
| HSL | 46°, 15%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.7, -1.0, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fortress Stone (Behr PPU8-17), published as #C5C0B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fortress Stone (Behr PPU8-17)?
- Fortress Stone has an LRV of 52.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fortress Stone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fortress Stone in another brand?
- Greenwich Gate (BM CSP-170) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Fortress Stone warm or cool?
- Behr lists Fortress Stone as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.