Trout Gray
426-4DB · #B0B8B2 · LRV 47 — cool green tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
What Color Is Trout Gray, Really?
Trout Gray reads as a cool green tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 426-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Trout Gray
Trout Gray is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Trout Gray
Trout Gray sits in the mid-range at LRV 47, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Trout Gray 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 Dutch Boy 426-4DB 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 | SilvermistSW 7621 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 47 | Color page → |
| Behr | VerdigrisPPU12-14 · Behr | 0.5 | 47 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Iced Marble1578 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 47 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Smoke Infusion5002-1B · Valspar | 0.7 | 46.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray StonePPG1009-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 48 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dusty Miller50GY 45/037 · Glidden | 2.0 | 45 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Trout Gray within Dutch Boy'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 #B0B8B2 in HSL space. Pair Trout Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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