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GLIDDEN · 50BG 22/030

Glidden Flagstone Grey#7C8286 · LRV 22

Flagstone Grey reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden 50BG 22/030 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN FLAGSTONE GREY
RGB 124, 130, 134 LRV 22

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Flagstone Grey
SKU 50BG 22/030
Hex #7C8286
RGB 124, 130, 134
HSL 204°, 4%, 51%
LRV 22
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Glidden Flagstone Grey

With an LRV of 22, Flagstone Grey is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Flagstone Grey works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9559 · #7B8285 · ΔE 0.88 · LRV 22
SW 7074 · #7F8486 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 23
SW 6256 · #7D848B · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 23
SW 6249 · #7A848D · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 23
SW 7067 · #7F817E · ΔE 4.1 · LRV 22

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All gray at Behr →
PPU26-03 · #7F8384 · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 22
T12-10 · #7E8181 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 22
PPU25-18 · #797F7D · ΔE 3.75 · LRV 21
MQ6-20 · #7C807D · ΔE 4.04 · LRV 21
6795 · #7C7F7C · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 21

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1607 · #7F8487 · ΔE 1.01 · LRV 24
1615 · #7F8386 · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 24
2134-40 · #7E8283 · ΔE 1.71 · LRV 22
2133-40 · #7C7F84 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 22
CW-695 · #7E8181 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 22

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.24
All gray at Valspar →
4005-2A · #7D7F83 · ΔE 2.24 · LRV 21.2
4008-2A · #808585 · ΔE 2.48 · LRV 23
8004-46E · #7C7F86 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 21
V136-5 · #7C7F86 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 21.2
4004-2A · #81817E · ΔE 4.47 · LRV 22

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.79
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1039-5 · #7B8689 · ΔE 2.79 · LRV 23
PPG1013-5 · #838489 · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 23
PPG0996-5 · #818180 · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 22
PPG1036-5 · #7B8787 · ΔE 4.28 · LRV 23
PPG13-24 · #817D86 · ΔE 6.79 · LRV 21

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.62
All gray at Dutch Boy →
435-5DB · #7D8285 · ΔE 0.62 · LRV 22
434-5DB · #777F86 · ΔE 2 · LRV 21
430-5DB · #78868A · ΔE 3.69 · LRV 23
341-5DB · #808594 · ΔE 6.08 · LRV 23
444-4DB · #7F7A7D · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 20
HGSW 1463 · #7F8486 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 23
HGSW 7074 · #7F8486 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 23
HGSW 1443 · #7D848B · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 23
HGSW 6256 · #7D848B · ΔE 1.72 · LRV 23
HGSW 3363 · #7A848D · ΔE 2.7 · LRV 23

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.25
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6362 · #808283 · ΔE 2.25 · LRV 21
DEFD61 · #838287 · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 23
DET597 · #788788 · ΔE 4.92 · LRV 24
DE6313 · #79837F · ΔE 5.38 · LRV 21
DE6306 · #74857F · ΔE 8.07 · LRV 21

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.29
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-139 · #838685 · ΔE 3.29 · LRV 24
JG-130 · #857F7C · ΔE 6.74 · LRV 22
JG-65 · #7E857D · ΔE 6.9 · LRV 23
JG-20 · #85837B · ΔE 7.09 · LRV 23
JG-125 · #838379 · ΔE 7.73 · LRV 22

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.92
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 306 · #7C8E96 · ΔE 5.92 · LRV 26
NO. 299 · #6A7C80 · ΔE 6.11 · LRV 19
NO. 276 · #87847F · ΔE 6.18 · LRV 23
NO. 47 · #6F7B71 · ΔE 9.4 · LRV 19
NO. 271 · #8D838C · ΔE 9.63 · LRV 24

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.31
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0534 · #858787 · ΔE 3.31 · LRV 24
0520 · #818590 · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 23
0506 · #778692 · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 23
0492 · #72807F · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 20
0555 · #817C7D · ΔE 6.09 · LRV 21

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0527 · #7F878A · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 25
0534 · #7F8282 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 24
0520 · #7A818D · ΔE 4.13 · LRV 23
0542 · #828080 · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 24
H0145 · #7A807A · ΔE 5.84 · LRV 21

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All gray at Rodda →
R015 · #838487 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 24
R098 · #77808A · ΔE 3.12 · LRV 22
CA205 · #7F7D78 · ΔE 6.02 · LRV 21
R020 · #84837D · ΔE 6.05 · LRV 23
R075 · #698587 · ΔE 8.87 · LRV 22

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.49
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-984 · #7E868E · ΔE 2.49 · LRV 23
C2-951 · #86847D · ΔE 6.71 · LRV 23
C2-679 · #71827E · ΔE 7.39 · LRV 21
C2-872 · #827D73 · ΔE 8.58 · LRV 21
C2-937 · #778075 · ΔE 8.71 · LRV 21

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-16 · #7B8082 · ΔE 1.31 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-14 · #91928C · ΔE 8.1 · LRV 28
PNT100-DP-52 · #8C8479 · ΔE 9.55 · LRV 23
PNT100-DP-66 · #767665 · ΔE 11.86 · LRV 18
PNT100-DP-61 · #6C795F · ΔE 15.68 · LRV 18

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.1
All gray at Portola Paints →
JULES · #85929A · ΔE 6.1 · LRV 28
CYCLONE · #7F8E9E · ΔE 6.96 · LRV 26
BLUE HERON · #758F9B · ΔE 8 · LRV 26
VOODOO · #91888C · ΔE 8.8 · LRV 26
JOLENE · #A07D74 · ΔE 18.4 · LRV 23

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.06
All gray at Annie Sloan →
GREEK BLUE · #6A88A2 · ΔE 10.06 · LRV 23
COCO · #8C7D66 · ΔE 14.54 · LRV 21
PROVENCE · #79A29A · ΔE 16.37 · LRV 32
GIVERNY · #018DB0 · ΔE 17.74 · LRV 22
OLIVE · #746B4A · ΔE 19.02 · LRV 15

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.96
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-PW · #7C8E97 · ΔE 5.96 · LRV 27
BD-HF · #7C8478 · ΔE 8.89 · LRV 22
BD-MJ · #5A6E7E · ΔE 10.81 · LRV 18
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 15.73 · LRV 33
BD-OS · #7E7C5C · ΔE 16.28 · LRV 18

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.56
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 9.56 · LRV 27
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 9.73 · LRV 29
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 14.29 · LRV 36
329207 · #486682 · ΔE 16.01 · LRV 12
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 17.67 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.1
All gray at Kompozit →
0527 · #7F878A · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 24
0534 · #7F8282 · ΔE 2.37 · LRV 22
0520 · #7A818D · ΔE 4.13 · LRV 22
0542 · #828080 · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 22
0582 · #828782 · ΔE 5.37 · LRV 24

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

The nearest shades to Flagstone Grey within Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PPG1039-5 · LRV 23
PPG1013-5 · LRV 23
30BG 22/057 · LRV 22
PPG0996-5 · LRV 22
PPG1036-5 · LRV 23
70BG 23/065 · LRV 23

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7C8286 in HSL space. Pair Flagstone Grey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7C8286 + #86807C
TRIADIC
#7C8286 · #867C82 · #82867C
ANALOGOUS
#7C8685 · #7C8286 · #7C7D86

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.89:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.39:1 AA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Glidden Flagstone Grey Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Flagstone Grey 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 Glidden 50BG 22/030 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Flagstone Grey is Scattered Showers (SW 9559). At ΔE 0.88 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Scattered Showers and you'll get the same color. See the full Scattered Showers swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Behr's nearest match is Legendary Gray (PPU26-03), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.76). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Flagstone Grey without repainting risk. See the full Legendary Gray swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Shark Gray (2134-40), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.71). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Flagstone Grey without repainting risk. See the full Shark Gray swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At Valspar, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Vessel Gray (4005-2A) — very close at ΔE 2.24, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21.2 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Vessel Gray swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Flagstone Grey. The nearest is Steamship (PPG0996-5) at ΔE 3.65 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Steamship swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

The closest Dutch Boy equivalent of Flagstone Grey is Refined Gray (435-5DB). At ΔE 0.62 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22). If Dutch Boy is your counter, order Refined Gray and you'll get the same color. See the full Refined Gray swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Software (HGSW 1463), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Flagstone Grey without repainting risk. See the full Software swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Storm Cloud (DE6362) — very close at ΔE 2.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Storm Cloud swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Teak Cups (JG-139) — very close at ΔE 3.29, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Teak Cups swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Flagstone Grey — the nearest deck color, Mole's Breath (NO. 276), is clearly different (ΔE 6.18). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BG 22/030 instead. See the full Mole's Breath swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Flagstone Grey. The nearest is Slate Tint (0520) at ΔE 4.48 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 22). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Slate Tint swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Subtle Shadow (0534) — very close at ΔE 2.37, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Subtle Shadow swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At Rodda, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Duende (R098) — very close at ΔE 3.12, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Duende swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Smoking Jacket (C2-984) — very close at ΔE 2.49, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 22) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Smoking Jacket swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Clare's nearest match is Irony (PNT100-MD-16), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.31). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 21 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Flagstone Grey without repainting risk. See the full Irony swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Portola Paints doesn't make a true equivalent of Flagstone Grey — the nearest deck color, Voodoo (VOODOO), is clearly different (ΔE 8.8). For an exact match, any Portola Paints retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BG 22/030 instead. See the full Voodoo swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Flagstone Grey — the nearest deck color, Greek Blue (GREEK BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 10.06). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BG 22/030 instead. See the full Greek Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Flagstone Grey — the nearest deck color, Hartford (BD-HF), is clearly different (ΔE 8.89). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BG 22/030 instead. See the full Hartford swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Flagstone Grey — the nearest deck color, Oat Latte (391446), is clearly different (ΔE 9.56). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50BG 22/030 instead. See the full Oat Latte swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Flagstone Grey

At Kompozit, the closest color to Flagstone Grey is Subtle Shadow (0534) — very close at ΔE 2.37, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 22 vs 22) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Subtle Shadow swatch →

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