Light Drizzle (PPG 1033-4)
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Light Drizzle (PPG 1033-4) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Light Drizzle
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Light Drizzle 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 Light Drizzle, 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 | Oyster Bay | SW 6206 | 44 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl | CW-640 | 43.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Clouds | ECC-35-1 | 39.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Coastal Jetty | 5007-1C | 42 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Light Drizzle (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Light Drizzle
Darker than Light Drizzle
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1033-4 |
| Hex | #A7AEA5 |
| RGB | 167, 174, 165 |
| HSL | 107°, 5%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.3, -4.2, 3.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Light Drizzle (PPG 1033-4), published as #A7AEA5
#96A4A3
#B8B8A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Light Drizzle (PPG 1033-4)?
- Light Drizzle has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Light Drizzle is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Light Drizzle in another brand?
- Pearl (BM CW-640) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Light Drizzle warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Light Drizzle as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.8; 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.