Sharkskin (PPG 1025-4)
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Sharkskin (PPG 1025-4) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sharkskin
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sharkskin 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 Sharkskin, 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 | Illusion | SW 9592 | 40 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Upper West Side | CSP-70 | 39.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Terrace Taupe | PPF-33 | 41 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Silt | 6002-1C | 39 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Sharkskin (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sharkskin
Darker than Sharkskin
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1025-4 |
| Hex | #B1AA9C |
| RGB | 177, 170, 156 |
| HSL | 40°, 12%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.8, 0.1, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sharkskin (PPG 1025-4), published as #B1AA9C
#A1A09A
#C2B49C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sharkskin (PPG 1025-4)?
- Sharkskin has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sharkskin is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sharkskin in another brand?
- Terrace Taupe (Behr PPF-33) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sharkskin warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sharkskin as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.