Paving Stones
PPF-16 · #CBCCC4 · LRV 60 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Paving Stones60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Paving Stones, Really?
Paving Stones reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPF-16 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Paving Stones
Paving Stones 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 Paving Stones
At LRV 60, Paving Stones is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Paving Stones 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 PPF-16 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 | Front PorchSW 7651 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 60 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Stonington GrayHC-170 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sparkling Sage5005-3B · Valspar | 2.2 | 60.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cool SlatePPG1002-3 · PPG / Glidden | 3.0 | 60 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Swirling SmokePPG1007-2 · Glidden | 2.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Moon Beam438-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 60 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Paving Stones 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 #CBCCC4 in HSL space. Pair Paving Stones with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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