Cool Gray (PPG 10-12)
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Cool Gray (PPG 10-12) is a light, cool gray from PPG Paints: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Gray
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Cool Gray 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 Cool Gray, 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 | Mild Blue | SW 6533 | 65 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mt. Rainier Gray | 2129-60 | 59.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Velvet Sky | 570E-2 | 63.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Silver Dusk | 4006-3A | 61 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Cool Gray (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Gray
Darker than Cool Gray
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 10-12 |
| Hex | #C3D0D8 |
| RGB | 195, 208, 216 |
| HSL | 203°, 21%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, -2.8, -5.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Gray (PPG 10-12), published as #C3D0D8
#B1C6D6
#D6DAD8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Gray (PPG 10-12)?
- Cool Gray has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Gray in another brand?
- Velvet Sky (Behr 570E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Cool Gray warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Cool Gray as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.5; 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.