City Street (PPG 1018-3)
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City Street (PPG 1018-3) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with City Street
Four PPG Paints colors picked for City Street 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 City Street, 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 | Requisite Gray | SW 7023 | 45 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Fox | 2108-50 | 43.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Off The Grid | T18-08 | 43.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | London Coach | 4002-1B | 43 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to City Street (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than City Street
Darker than City Street
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1018-3 |
| Hex | #BAB2AB |
| RGB | 186, 178, 171 |
| HSL | 28°, 10%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.0, 1.6, 4.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
City Street (PPG 1018-3), published as #BAB2AB
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#CBBCAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of City Street (PPG 1018-3)?
- City Street has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so City Street is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to City Street in another brand?
- Requisite Gray (SW 7023) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is City Street warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists City Street as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.6; 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.