Silver Dollar (PPG 1022-3)
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Silver Dollar (PPG 1022-3) is a medium, neutral greige from PPG Paints: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Dollar
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silver Dollar 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 Silver Dollar, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Himalayan Trek | 1542 | 47.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Graceful Gray | PPU18-12 | 47.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Silver Dollar (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Dollar
Darker than Silver Dollar
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1022-3 |
| Hex | #BDB6AE |
| RGB | 189, 182, 174 |
| HSL | 32°, 10%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.4, 1.1, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Dollar (PPG 1022-3), published as #BDB6AE
#ACACAC
#CEC0AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Dollar (PPG 1022-3)?
- Silver Dollar has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Dollar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Dollar in another brand?
- Graceful Gray (Behr PPU18-12) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Dollar warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silver Dollar as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.