Moth Gray (PPG 1024-4)
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Moth Gray (PPG 1024-4) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moth Gray
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Moth Gray 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 Moth 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 | Mushroom | SW 9587 | 57 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Bleached Gray | ES-78 | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Shoreline Haze | MQ6-31 | 60 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Moth Gray (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Moth Gray
Darker than Moth Gray
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1024-4 |
| Hex | #D1C9BA |
| RGB | 209, 201, 186 |
| HSL | 39°, 20%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 0.2, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moth Gray (PPG 1024-4), published as #D1C9BA
#C0BFB8
#E2D3BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moth Gray (PPG 1024-4)?
- Moth Gray has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moth Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Moth Gray in another brand?
- Shoreline Haze (Behr MQ6-31) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moth Gray warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Moth Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.