Gray Beige (PPG 14-30)
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Gray Beige (PPG 14-30) is a light, warm greige from PPG Paints: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Beige
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gray Beige 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 Gray Beige, 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 | Taupe of the Morning | SW 9590 | 65 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Kitten Whiskers | 1003 | 64.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Granite Dust | MQ3-06 | 62.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Clay Angel | 7002-1 | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints greige colors nearest to Gray Beige (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Beige
Darker than Gray Beige
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-30 |
| Hex | #DAD1C6 |
| RGB | 218, 209, 198 |
| HSL | 33°, 21%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 1.2, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Beige (PPG 14-30), published as #DAD1C6
#C9C7C4
#ECDBC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Beige (PPG 14-30)?
- Gray Beige has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Beige in another brand?
- Taupe of the Morning (SW 9590) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Beige warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gray Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; 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.