Storm's Coming (PPG 1008-2)
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Storm's Coming (PPG 1008-2) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Storm's Coming
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Storm's Coming by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Storm's Coming, 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 | Useful Gray | SW 7050 | 59 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Ice Formations | 973 | 55.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Toasty Gray | N320-2 | 60.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Storm's Coming (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Storm's Coming
Darker than Storm's Coming
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-2 |
| Hex | #CFC9BC |
| RGB | 207, 201, 188 |
| HSL | 41°, 17%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.1, -0.2, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Storm's Coming (PPG 1008-2), published as #CFC9BC
#BEBFBA
#E1D3BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Storm's Coming (PPG 1008-2)?
- Storm's Coming has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Storm's Coming is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Storm's Coming in another brand?
- Useful Gray (SW 7050) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Storm's Coming warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Storm's Coming as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.