Antique Silver (PPG 1002-5)
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Antique Silver (PPG 1002-5) is a deep, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Antique Silver
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Antique Silver 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 Antique 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 | Gray Shingle | SW 7670 | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soho Loft | CSP-10 | 30.4 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Plum Smoke | PPU16-14 | 27.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Cathedral Stone | 4003-2A | 30 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Antique Silver (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Antique Silver
Darker than Antique Silver
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1002-5 |
| Hex | #918E8C |
| RGB | 145, 142, 140 |
| HSL | 24°, 2%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.2, 0.7, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Antique Silver (PPG 1002-5), published as #918E8C
#81858A
#A2988C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Antique Silver (PPG 1002-5)?
- Antique Silver has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Antique Silver is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Antique Silver in another brand?
- Plum Smoke (Behr PPU16-14) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Antique Silver warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Antique Silver as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.