Gale Force (PPG 10-08)
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Gale Force (PPG 10-08) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gale Force
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gale Force by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Gale Force, 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 | Copen Blue | SW 0068 | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Marlin | 2139-50 | 56 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pewter Tray | ICC-47 | 54.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mellow Tune | 5003-1B | 59 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Gale Force (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Gale Force
Darker than Gale Force
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 10-08 |
| Hex | #BFC8C3 |
| RGB | 191, 200, 195 |
| HSL | 147°, 8%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, -4.0, 1.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gale Force (PPG 10-08), published as #BFC8C3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gale Force (PPG 10-08)?
- Gale Force has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gale Force is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gale Force in another brand?
- Pewter Tray (Behr ICC-47) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gale Force warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gale Force as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.