Luxurious (PPG 18-04)
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Luxurious (PPG 18-04) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Luxurious
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Luxurious 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 Luxurious, 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 | Imagine | SW 6009 | 48 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Victorian Mauve | 2114-50 | 48.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Georgian Pink | HDC-CL-25G | 49.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Winter Calm | 4001-1B | 46 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Luxurious (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Luxurious
Darker than Luxurious
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 18-04 |
| Hex | #C3B8B7 |
| RGB | 195, 184, 183 |
| HSL | 5°, 9%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.6, 3.7, 1.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Luxurious (PPG 18-04), published as #C3B8B7
#B2AEB5
#D5C2B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Luxurious (PPG 18-04)?
- Luxurious has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Luxurious is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Luxurious in another brand?
- Imagine (SW 6009) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Luxurious warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Luxurious as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.9; 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.