Motor City
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · LRV 54 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Motor City54
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Motor City, Really?
Motor City reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Clare PNT100-LT-09 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Motor City
Motor City 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 Motor City
At LRV 54, Motor City 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 Motor City 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 Clare PNT100-LT-09 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 | 0.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver MinePPU26-18 · Behr | 1.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | EternityAF-695 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rocky Shelter8006-11C · Valspar | 1.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Felted WoolPPG0997-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jade Frost50GY 53/033 · Glidden | 1.2 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Clare Colors
The nearest shades to Motor City within Clare'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 #C1C3C0 in HSL space. Pair Motor City with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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