Wright Soft Grey (PPG FLLW872)
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Wright Soft Grey (PPG FLLW872) is a medium, neutral gray from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wright Soft Grey
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Wright Soft Grey 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 Wright Soft Grey, 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 | Gris | SW 7659 | 39 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Silver Dollar | 1460 | 44.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Soft Pebble | HDC-NT-27A | 41.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Metropolis | 4005-1C | 44 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints gray colors nearest to Wright Soft Grey (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Wright Soft Grey
Darker than Wright Soft Grey
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | FLLW872 |
| Hex | #ACADAD |
| RGB | 172, 173, 173 |
| HSL | 180°, 1%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, -0.3, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wright Soft Grey (PPG FLLW872), published as #ACADAD
#9BA3AB
#BEB7AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wright Soft Grey (PPG FLLW872)?
- Wright Soft Grey has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wright Soft Grey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wright Soft Grey in another brand?
- Soft Pebble (Behr HDC-NT-27A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Wright Soft Grey warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Wright Soft Grey as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.1; 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.