Polished Rock
PPF-26 · #BCC3C2 · LRV 54 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Polished Rock54
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Polished Rock, Really?
Polished Rock reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPF-26 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Polished Rock
Polished Rock 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 Polished Rock
At LRV 54, Polished Rock 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 Polished Rock 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-26 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 | Silver Tipped SageSW 9642 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | EternityAF-695 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shallow SkiesV116-1 · Valspar | 0.8 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | QuestPPG10-15 · PPG / Glidden | 1.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Misty Grey Green10GG 53/030 · Glidden | 1.1 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wrenched Gray435-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Polished Rock 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 #BCC3C2 in HSL space. Pair Polished Rock with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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