Silent Storm (PPG 1033-3)
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Silent Storm (PPG 1033-3) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silent Storm
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Silent Storm by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Silent Storm, 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 | Comfort Gray | SW 6205 | 54 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Wisp | 1570 | 54.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Rhino | 710E-3 | 52.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Mellow Tune | 5003-1B | 59 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Silent Storm (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Silent Storm
Darker than Silent Storm
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1033-3 |
| Hex | #C3C7BD |
| RGB | 195, 199, 189 |
| HSL | 84°, 8%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, -3.2, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silent Storm (PPG 1033-3), published as #C3C7BD
#B2BDBB
#D5D1BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silent Storm (PPG 1033-3)?
- Silent Storm has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silent Storm is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silent Storm in another brand?
- Comfort Gray (SW 6205) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Silent Storm warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Silent Storm as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.