Green Gray Mist (PPG 11-29)
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Green Gray Mist (PPG 11-29) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Green Gray Mist
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Green Gray Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Green Gray Mist, 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 | Ruskin Room Green | SW 0042 | 36 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Elemental | AF-400 | 40.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Tarragon Tease | PPU9-08 | 40.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Gentle Pasture | 6003-4A | 39 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Green Gray Mist (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Green Gray Mist
Darker than Green Gray Mist
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-29 |
| Hex | #AFA984 |
| RGB | 175, 169, 132 |
| HSL | 52°, 21%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.9, -3.9, 19.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Green Gray Mist (PPG 11-29), published as #AFA984
#9F9F83
#BFB383
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Green Gray Mist (PPG 11-29)?
- Green Gray Mist has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Green Gray Mist is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Green Gray Mist in another brand?
- Tarragon Tease (Behr PPU9-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Green Gray Mist warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Green Gray Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.9; 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.