Silver Bells (PPG 1003-3)
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Silver Bells (PPG 1003-3) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Bells
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells, 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 | Swanky Gray | SW 6261 | 45 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Through the Looking Glass | CSP-495 | 51 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | French Lilac | PPU16-10 | 48.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Winter Calm | 4001-1B | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Silver Bells (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Bells
Darker than Silver Bells
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003-3 |
| Hex | #B8B4B6 |
| RGB | 184, 180, 182 |
| HSL | 330°, 3%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.7, 1.8, -0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Bells (PPG 1003-3), published as #B8B4B6
#A7AAB4
#CABEB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Bells (PPG 1003-3)?
- Silver Bells has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Bells is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Bells in another brand?
- French Lilac (Behr PPU16-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Silver Bells warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silver Bells as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.5; 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.