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GLIDDEN · PPG10-15

Glidden Quest#BDC1C1 · LRV 53

Quest reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden PPG10-15 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN QUEST
RGB 189, 193, 193 LRV 53

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Quest
SKU PPG10-15
Hex #BDC1C1
RGB 189, 193, 193
HSL 180°, 3%, 75%
LRV 53
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Glidden Quest

At LRV 53, Quest 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.

Quest 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 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 1.34
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6254 · #BEC1C3 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 53
SW 9642 · #BFC2BF · ΔE 1.61 · LRV 54
SW 6247 · #B8C0C3 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 52
SW 55 · #C2C0BB · ΔE 3.51 · LRV 53
SW 9137 · #B6C3C4 · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 53

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.6
All gray at Behr →
PPU26-18 · #BEC2C1 · ΔE 0.6 · LRV 53
HDC-NT-23G · #BCBEBC · ΔE 1.47 · LRV 51
PPF-26 · #BCC3C2 · ΔE 1.65 · LRV 54
QE-50 · #BFBFBA · ΔE 2.95 · LRV 52
HDC-WR15-3 · #C2BFBC · ΔE 3.55 · LRV 52

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.26
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-695 · #BEC2C2 · ΔE 0.26 · LRV 52
1605 · #B9BFBE · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 51
2126-50 · #BAC1C6 · ΔE 2.62 · LRV 52
1466 · #C1BFBA · ΔE 3.52 · LRV 51
1585 · #B9C5C3 · ΔE 3.93 · LRV 54

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All gray at Valspar →
V116-1 · #BCC2C2 · ΔE 0.95 · LRV 53
8006-11C · #C0C2C2 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 54
V114-1 · #C0C2C2 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 53.5
M320 · #BCC2BF · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 53
T675 · #B9C2BE · ΔE 3.41 · LRV 52.8

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.48
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG10-15 · #BCC1C1 · ΔE 0.48 · LRV 53
PPG1039-2 · #B9BFBF · ΔE 1.14 · LRV 51
PPG0993-2 · #BFC2C5 · ΔE 1.89 · LRV 54
PPG1012-4 · #B8BFC2 · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 51
PPG1013-3 · #BEBFC2 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 52

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.1
All gray at Dutch Boy →
436-3DB · #BBBEBF · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 51
435-2DB · #C0C4C6 · ΔE 1.37 · LRV 55
434-2DB · #B8C0C3 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 52
426-3DB · #BEC6C0 · ΔE 4 · LRV 55
446-3DB · #C7BFC0 · ΔE 6.38 · LRV 53
HGSW 1446 · #BEC1C3 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 53
HGSW 6254 · #BEC1C3 · ΔE 1.34 · LRV 53
HGSW 3366 · #B8C0C3 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 52
HGSW 6247 · #B8C0C3 · ΔE 2.12 · LRV 52
HGSW 3326 · #B6C3C4 · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6360 · #C0C3C4 · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 50
DE6353 · #BBBFC3 · ΔE 2.23 · LRV 48
DE6311 · #B7C0BE · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 48
DEGR56 · #C4C2BE · ΔE 3.3 · LRV 54
DEC795 · #C3C0BB · ΔE 3.86 · LRV 49

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-83 · #C1C5C5 · ΔE 1.02 · LRV 55
JG-123 · #BBBDB9 · ΔE 2.38 · LRV 50
JG-93 · #C1C6CE · ΔE 4.3 · LRV 56
JG-127 · #C7C2BB · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 54
JG-06 · #B9BFB5 · ΔE 5.31 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.8
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 242 · #C3C1BB · ΔE 3.8 · LRV 53
NO. 27 · #B2BFC5 · ΔE 4.3 · LRV 51
NO. 275 · #C0BCB3 · ΔE 5.4 · LRV 50
NO. 266 · #BEC1B3 · ΔE 6.64 · LRV 52
NO. 229 · #C7BEB3 · ΔE 7.27 · LRV 52

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.1
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0525 · #BABDBD · ΔE 1.1 · LRV 50
0489 · #BBC6C4 · ΔE 3.6 · LRV 55
0448 · #BEC5BF · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 55
0483 · #B5C5C4 · ΔE 5.21 · LRV 54
1316 · #C2C0C9 · ΔE 6.18 · LRV 53

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.45
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0448 · #BDC3BD · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 54
0539 · #C6C3C0 · ΔE 3.63 · LRV 56
0489 · #B6C3C1 · ΔE 4.28 · LRV 54
0476 · #BAC5BE · ΔE 5.14 · LRV 55
1316 · #BEBDC6 · ΔE 5.91 · LRV 53

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All gray at Rodda →
CA188 · #B4BFC1 · ΔE 3.13 · LRV 51
R019 · #C2C1BC · ΔE 3.19 · LRV 54
R079 · #B5C2C5 · ΔE 3.8 · LRV 53
CA176 · #BEC5BE · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 55
CA182 · #C0C4BB · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 54

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-991 · #BEBEBC · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 51
C2-989 · #BBC4C0 · ΔE 3.43 · LRV 54
C2-975 · #B7C5C7 · ΔE 4.17 · LRV 54
C2-977 · #B7C5C4 · ΔE 4.48 · LRV 54
C2-959 · #B6C4C1 · ΔE 4.88 · LRV 53

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.79
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 4.22 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-37 · #B1C6CA · ΔE 6.54 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73 · #ADBECB · ΔE 6.95 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 7.11 · LRV 49

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.56
All gray at Portola Paints →
PIGEON GRAY · #C2C6CA · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 56
LUMIERE · #CCC8C0 · ΔE 5.37 · LRV 58
PIANO ROOM · #BAB6AB · ΔE 6.55 · LRV 47
COSTA · #AABEBF · ΔE 6.59 · LRV 49
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 7.34 · LRV 47

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All gray at Annie Sloan →
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 49
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 6.2 · LRV 52
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 6.79 · LRV 50
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 7.32 · LRV 47
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 9.78 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.61
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 6.61 · LRV 41
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 9.14 · LRV 65
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 9.81 · LRV 51
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 14.57 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 17 · LRV 53

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.5
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 3.5 · LRV 48
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 10.78 · LRV 57
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 12.18 · LRV 64
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 12.9 · LRV 38
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 15.68 · LRV 68

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.45
All gray at Kompozit →
0448 · #BDC3BD · ΔE 3.45 · LRV 54
0539 · #C6C3C0 · ΔE 3.63 · LRV 55
0489 · #B6C3C1 · ΔE 4.28 · LRV 53
0476 · #BAC5BE · ΔE 5.14 · LRV 54
1316 · #BEBDC6 · ΔE 5.91 · LRV 51

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

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

PPG1013-3 · LRV 53
PPG1039-2 · LRV 52
50GY 53/033 · LRV 53
00NN 53/000 · LRV 53
PPG0993-2 · LRV 54
10GG 53/030 · LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BDC1C1 in HSL space. Pair Quest with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BDC1C1 + #C1BDBD
TRIADIC
#BDC1C1 · #C1BDC1 · #C1C1BD
ANALOGOUS
#BDC1BF · #BDC1C1 · #BDBFC1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.82:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.56:1 AAA

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

Glidden Quest Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Quest 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 PPG10-15 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Quest

Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Lazy Gray (SW 6254), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Quest without repainting risk. See the full Lazy Gray swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Quest

The closest Behr equivalent of Quest is Silver Mine (PPU26-18). At ΔE 0.6 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 53). If Behr is your counter, order Silver Mine and you'll get the same color. See the full Silver Mine swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Quest

The closest Benjamin Moore equivalent of Quest is Eternity (AF-695). At ΔE 0.26 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 53). If Benjamin Moore is your counter, order Eternity and you'll get the same color. See the full Eternity swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Quest

The closest Valspar equivalent of Quest is Shallow Skies (V116-1). At ΔE 0.95 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 53). If Valspar is your counter, order Shallow Skies and you'll get the same color. See the full Shallow Skies swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Quest

The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Quest is Quest (PPG10-15). At ΔE 0.48 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same true neutral undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 53). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Quest and you'll get the same color. See the full Quest swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Quest

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Quest is Chromed (434-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.12, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 53) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Chromed swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Quest

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Latitude (HGSW 1446), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Quest without repainting risk. See the full Latitude swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Quest

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Quest is Silver Lined (DE6353) — very close at ΔE 2.23, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Lined swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Quest

Magnolia Home's nearest match is Loft (JG-83), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.02). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Quest without repainting risk. See the full Loft swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Quest

Farrow & Ball has no exact twin of Quest. The nearest is Pavilion Gray (NO. 242) at ΔE 3.8 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 53). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pavilion Gray swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Quest

Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Marseilles (0525), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.1). It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Quest without repainting risk. See the full Marseilles swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Quest

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Quest is Ice Flow (0448) — very close at ΔE 3.45, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Ice Flow swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Quest

At Rodda, the closest color to Quest is Silver Lining (R019) — very close at ΔE 3.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Lining swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Quest

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Quest is Cronkite (C2-991) — very close at ΔE 2.13, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cronkite swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Quest

Clare's nearest match is Motor City (PNT100-LT-09), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.79). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Quest without repainting risk. See the full Motor City swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Quest

At Portola Paints, the closest color to Quest is Pigeon Gray (PIGEON GRAY) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 53) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pigeon Gray swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Quest

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Quest — the nearest deck color, Paris Grey (PARIS GREY), is clearly different (ΔE 6.2). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG10-15 instead. See the full Paris Grey swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Quest

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Quest — the nearest deck color, Lost in the 80s (BD-LO), is clearly different (ΔE 9.81). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden PPG10-15 instead. See the full Lost in the 80s swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Quest

Rust-Oleum has no exact twin of Quest. The nearest is Aged Gray (285143) at ΔE 3.5 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 48 vs 53). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Quest

At Kompozit, the closest color to Quest is Ice Flow (0448) — very close at ΔE 3.45, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Ice Flow swatch →

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