Gray By Me (PPG 1008-4)
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Gray By Me (PPG 1008-4) is a deep, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray By Me
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gray By Me 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 Gray By Me, 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 | Pewter Tankard | SW 0023 | 33 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Briarwood | HC-175 | 31.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Greywood | HDC-CT-20 | 30.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Gray By Me (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray By Me
Darker than Gray By Me
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1008-4 |
| Hex | #A1988B |
| RGB | 161, 152, 139 |
| HSL | 35°, 10%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.3, 1.0, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray By Me (PPG 1008-4), published as #A1988B
#918E89
#B1A28B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray By Me (PPG 1008-4)?
- Gray By Me has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray By Me is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gray By Me in another brand?
- Coastal Villa (Valspar 6005-2A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray By Me warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gray By Me as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.