Grey Mauve (PPG 18-03)
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Grey Mauve (PPG 18-03) is a medium, warm beige from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grey Mauve
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Grey Mauve by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Grey Mauve, 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 | Bona Fide Beige | SW 6065 | 50 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Meadow Pink | 1011 | 49.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Windrift Beige | N190-3 | 52.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Dust Bunny | 2005-10B | 52 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints beige colors nearest to Grey Mauve (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Grey Mauve
Darker than Grey Mauve
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-03 |
| Hex | #CAB8AB |
| RGB | 202, 184, 171 |
| HSL | 25°, 23%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, 4.2, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grey Mauve (PPG 18-03), published as #CAB8AB
#BAAEA9
#DBC2AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grey Mauve (PPG 18-03)?
- Grey Mauve has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grey Mauve is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Grey Mauve in another brand?
- Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grey Mauve warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Grey Mauve as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.