Smoke Screen (PPG 1038-4)
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Smoke Screen (PPG 1038-4) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoke Screen
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Smoke Screen 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 Smoke Screen, 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 | Jubilee | SW 6248 | 45 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Blue Springs | 1592 | 48.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Shaved Ice | N490-3 | 44.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Fog | 4007-1B | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Smoke Screen (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoke Screen
Darker than Smoke Screen
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1038-4 |
| Hex | #ADB6B9 |
| RGB | 173, 182, 185 |
| HSL | 195°, 8%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.4, -2.5, -2.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoke Screen (PPG 1038-4), published as #ADB6B9
#9BACB7
#BFC0B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoke Screen (PPG 1038-4)?
- Smoke Screen has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoke Screen is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Smoke Screen in another brand?
- Jubilee (SW 6248) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoke Screen warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Smoke Screen as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.6; 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.