Photo Gray (PPG 1029-4)
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Photo Gray (PPG 1029-4) is a medium, warm green from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Photo Gray
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Photo Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Photo 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 | Clary Sage | SW 6178 | 41 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cheyenne Green | 1502 | 39.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sage Wisdom | MQ6-27 | 41.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Carriage House | 6003-1C | 43 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints green colors nearest to Photo Gray (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Photo Gray
Darker than Photo Gray
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1029-4 |
| Hex | #AEAD96 |
| RGB | 174, 173, 150 |
| HSL | 58°, 13%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, -3.7, 12.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Photo Gray (PPG 1029-4), published as #AEAD96
#9EA394
#BFB796
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Photo Gray (PPG 1029-4)?
- Photo Gray has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Photo Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Photo Gray in another brand?
- Sage Wisdom (Behr MQ6-27) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Photo Gray warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Photo Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.0; 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.