Marseilles
0525 · #BABDBD · LRV 50 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Marseilles, Really?
Marseilles reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Diamond Vogel 0525 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Marseilles
Marseilles 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 Marseilles
At LRV 50, Marseilles 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 Marseilles 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 Diamond Vogel 0525 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 | Samovar SilverSW 6233 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Alaskan GrayHDC-NT-23G · Behr | 1.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Thundercloud Gray2124-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Adieu8004-34C · Valspar | 4.2 | 52 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maiden MistPPG1039-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Half DomePPG0994-3 · Glidden | 2.2 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Diamond Vogel Colors
The nearest shades to Marseilles within Diamond Vogel'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 #BABDBD in HSL space. Pair Marseilles with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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