Stone Gray (PPG 1023-5)
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Stone Gray (PPG 1023-5) is a deep, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stone Gray
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Stone Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Stone Gray, 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 | Keystone Gray | SW 7504 | 29 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Weimaraner | AF-155 | 31 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Shadow Taupe | BNC-24 | 30.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Stone Gray (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Stone Gray
Darker than Stone Gray
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1023-5 |
| Hex | #9F9484 |
| RGB | 159, 148, 132 |
| HSL | 36°, 12%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.8, 1.3, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stone Gray (PPG 1023-5), published as #9F9484
#8F8A82
#AF9E84
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stone Gray (PPG 1023-5)?
- Stone Gray has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stone Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Stone Gray in another brand?
- Shadow Taupe (Behr BNC-24) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Stone Gray warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Stone Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.