Gray Stone (PPG 1009-4)
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Gray Stone (PPG 1009-4) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Stone
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gray Stone 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 Gray Stone, 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 Clouds | SW 7658 | 47 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coventry Gray | HC-169 | 48.2 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lunar Surface | N460-3 | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Urban Sunrise | 4004-1B | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Gray Stone (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Stone
Darker than Gray Stone
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1009-4 |
| Hex | #B7B9B5 |
| RGB | 183, 185, 181 |
| HSL | 90°, 3%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.9, -1.4, 1.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Stone (PPG 1009-4), published as #B7B9B5
#A6AFB3
#C9C3B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Stone (PPG 1009-4)?
- Gray Stone has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Stone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Stone in another brand?
- Coventry Gray (BM HC-169) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Stone warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gray Stone as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.8; 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.