Legendary (PPG 1019-3)
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Legendary (PPG 1019-3) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Legendary
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Legendary 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 Legendary, 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 | Versatile Gray | SW 6072 | 48 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hazelwood | 1005 | 48.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Penthouse View | T16-06 | 53.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Legendary (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Legendary
Darker than Legendary
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1019-3 |
| Hex | #C6BAAF |
| RGB | 198, 186, 175 |
| HSL | 29°, 17%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, 2.4, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Legendary (PPG 1019-3), published as #C6BAAF
#B5B0AD
#D7C4AF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Legendary (PPG 1019-3)?
- Legendary has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Legendary is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Legendary in another brand?
- Hazelwood (BM 1005) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Legendary warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Legendary as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.