Grape Creme
PPU16-11 · #BDBBBC · LRV 50 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Grape Creme, Really?
Grape Creme reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU16-11 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Grape Creme
Grape Creme is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Grape Creme
At LRV 50, Grape Creme is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Grape Creme are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PPU16-11 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Monorail SilverSW 7663 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Through the Looking GlassCSP-495 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Half DomePPG0994-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Half DomePPG0994-3 · Glidden | 3.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Elephant Trunk436-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | MonochromeHGSW 1454 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 3.6 | 48 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Grape Creme within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #BDBBBC in HSL space. Pair Grape Creme with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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