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Behr Grape Creme#BDBBBC · LRV 50

Grape Creme reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU16-11 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR GRAPE CREME
RGB 189, 187, 188 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Grape Creme
SKU PPU16-11
Hex #BDBBBC
RGB 189, 187, 188
HSL 330°, 1%, 74%
LRV 50
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Behr 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.

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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Marseilles
SKU 0525 · #B7BBBB · LRV 49
ΔE 3.37 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.08
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-495
#C0BCBC
Through the Looking Glass
ΔE 1.08 · LRV
2124-40
#B8BDC0
Thundercloud Gray
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 50
1452
#C1B9BD
After the Rain
ΔE 3.52 · LRV
1605
#B9BFBE
Winter Solstice
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 51
AF-690
#BABDB8
Metropolitan
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 50

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6275
#BDB8B8
Fashionable Gray
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 49
SW 6002
#BCB8B6
Essential Gray
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 48
SW 7668
#BAB9B6
March Wind
ΔE 2.55 · LRV 49
SW 7663
#B8BCBB
Monorail Silver
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 50
SW 6233
#B8BEBE
Samovar Silver
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 51

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6367
#B9BABA
Covered in Platinum
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 49
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 52
DE6346
#B7BDC4
Silver Springs
ΔE 4.39 · LRV 50
DE6325
#B4BCBF
Crestline
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 49
DE6059
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.4
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1005-3
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 51
1004-3
#C4BDBA
Hush
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 52
18-04
#C3B8B7
Luxurious
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 49
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 4.47 · LRV 51
1010-3
#BABDB8
Solstice
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 50

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.96
All gray at Valspar →
8004-46B
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 53
V136-2
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 52.9
5006-1C
#B8B9B2
Granite Dust
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 48.1
8004-2C
#C3B7BC
Sun Painter
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 49
8004-34C
#B7C1BD
Adieu
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 52

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.89
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 3.89 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 10.69 · LRV 47

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.92
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 50
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 51
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 48
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 51
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.64
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 55
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 52
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 5.92 · LRV 49
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 6.93 · LRV 51
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 53

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.85
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 8.85 · LRV 41
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.74 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 12.56 · LRV 51
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 14.02 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 16.39 · LRV 38

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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.

UL250-10
Grape CrÈme
LRV 50
PPU18-05
French Silver
LRV 50
PPU16-10
French Lilac
LRV 49
MQ5-31
Distant Star
LRV 51
PPU18-11
Classic Silver
LRV 48
N460-3
Lunar Surface
LRV 48

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDBBBC + #BBBDBC
TRIADIC
#BDBBBC · #BCBDBB · #BBBCBD
ANALOGOUS
#BDBBBD · #BDBBBC · #BDBBBB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.91:1 fail
Sample text on black
11:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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