Hurricane Haze (PPG 1032-2)
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Hurricane Haze (PPG 1032-2) is a medium, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hurricane Haze
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Hurricane Haze 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 Hurricane Haze, 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 | Soft Sage | SW 9647 | 50 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Winterwood | 1486 | 51 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Biking Trail | N350-3 | 52.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Hurricane Haze (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Hurricane Haze
Darker than Hurricane Haze
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1032-2 |
| Hex | #BDBBAD |
| RGB | 189, 187, 173 |
| HSL | 52°, 11%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.7, -1.8, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hurricane Haze (PPG 1032-2), published as #BDBBAD
#ACB1AB
#CEC5AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hurricane Haze (PPG 1032-2)?
- Hurricane Haze has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hurricane Haze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Hurricane Haze in another brand?
- Soft Sage (SW 9647) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hurricane Haze warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Hurricane Haze as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.