Riveter Rose (PPG 1017-4)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Riveter Rose (PPG 1017-4) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Riveter Rose
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Riveter Rose 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 Riveter Rose, 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 | Temperate Taupe | SW 6037 | 46 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sandlot Gray | 2107-50 | 43.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Slate Pebble | 780B-4 | 38.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | London Coach | 4002-1B | 43 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Riveter Rose (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Riveter Rose
Darker than Riveter Rose
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1017-4 |
| Hex | #B7A9A2 |
| RGB | 183, 169, 162 |
| HSL | 20°, 13%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, 3.8, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Riveter Rose (PPG 1017-4), published as #B7A9A2
#A79FA0
#C8B3A2
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from PPG Paints
More from PPG Paints
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Riveter Rose (PPG 1017-4)?
- Riveter Rose has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Riveter Rose is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Riveter Rose in another brand?
- Slate Pebble (Behr 780B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Riveter Rose warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Riveter Rose as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.