Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Elephant Trunk |
| SKU | 436-3DB |
| Hex | #BBBEBF |
| RGB | 187, 190, 191 |
| HSL | 195°, 3%, 74% |
| LRV | 51 |
| Undertone | neutral with no strong undertone |
| Family | Gray |
About Dutch Boy Elephant Trunk
At LRV 51, Elephant Trunk 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.
Elephant Trunk 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.
Closest matches by brand
19 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Rust-Oleum
Kompozit
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Elephant Trunk within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #BBBEBF in HSL space. Pair Elephant Trunk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Dutch Boy Elephant Trunk Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Elephant Trunk from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dutch Boy 436-3DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Samovar Silver (SW 6233), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.69). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Samovar Silver swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Behr's nearest match is Alaskan Gray (HDC-NT-23G), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.62). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Alaskan Gray swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Elephant Trunk is Winter Solstice (1605) — very close at ΔE 2.03, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Winter Solstice swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Valspar's nearest match is Shallow Skies (V116-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Shallow Skies swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Maiden Mist (PPG1039-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.68). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Maiden Mist swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Glidden's nearest match is Gray Frost (PPG1012-4), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.88). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Gray Frost swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Silver Salvia (HGSW 3336), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.69). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Silver Salvia swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Dunn-Edwards's nearest match is Silver Lined (DE6353), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.58). It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 51) and carries a cool blue undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Silver Lined swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Elephant Trunk is Day-to-day (JG-123) — very close at ΔE 2.68, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Day-to-day swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Elephant Trunk. The nearest is Pavilion Gray (NO. 242) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pavilion Gray swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
The closest Diamond Vogel equivalent of Elephant Trunk is Marseilles (0525). At ΔE 0.63 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 51). If Diamond Vogel is your counter, order Marseilles and you'll get the same color. See the full Marseilles swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Marseilles (0525), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.21). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Marseilles swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Rodda has no exact twin of Elephant Trunk. The nearest is Cirrus (CA188) at ΔE 3.52 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Cirrus swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
C2 Paint's nearest match is Cronkite (C2-991), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.96). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Cronkite swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
At Clare, the closest color to Elephant Trunk is Motor City (PNT100-LT-09) — very close at ΔE 2.49, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Motor City swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Annie Sloan's nearest match is Chicago Grey (CHICAGO GREY), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.89). It runs slightly darker (LRV 49 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Chicago Grey swatch →
Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
At Rust-Oleum, the closest color to Elephant Trunk is Aged Gray (285143) — very close at ΔE 2.51, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 51) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Aged Gray swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Elephant Trunk
Kompozit's nearest match is Marseilles (0525), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.21). It runs slightly darker (LRV 49 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Elephant Trunk without repainting risk. See the full Marseilles swatch →