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GLIDDEN · 50RR 54/018

Glidden Urban Grey#C7C2C4 · LRV 54

Urban Grey reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden 50RR 54/018 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN URBAN GREY
RGB 199, 194, 196 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Urban Grey
SKU 50RR 54/018
Hex #C7C2C4
RGB 199, 194, 196
HSL 336°, 4%, 77%
LRV 54
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Glidden Urban Grey

At LRV 54, Urban Grey 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.

Urban Grey 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 3.44
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6548 · #C5C0C9 · ΔE 3.44 · LRV 54
SW 6254 · #BEC1C3 · ΔE 4.22 · LRV 53
SW 9557 · #C6C7C5 · ΔE 4.35 · LRV 57
SW 9562 · #C6C5C1 · ΔE 4.38 · LRV 56
SW 7672 · #C3C1BC · ΔE 4.57 · LRV 53

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All gray at Behr →
750A-3 · #CAC5C4 · ΔE 1.76 · LRV 56
T15-6 · #C6C5C5 · ΔE 2.53 · LRV 56
N520-2 · #C5C5C6 · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 56
N170-3 · #CAC1BE · ΔE 2.86 · LRV 54
MQ2-59 · #C6C4C0 · ΔE 4.02 · LRV 55

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.87
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2113-60 · #D0C5C5 · ΔE 2.87 · LRV 57
AF-695 · #BEC2C2 · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 52
1472 · #C7C7C2 · ΔE 5.27 · LRV 57
CSP-580 · #C3C7C5 · ΔE 5.73 · LRV 56
1598 · #C0C6C5 · ΔE 6.3 · LRV 55

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All gray at Valspar →
T532 · #C8BEBF · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 53.1
8004-3C · #C9BFBD · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 53
V127-3 · #C9BFBD · ΔE 2.8 · LRV 53.4
8006-11C · #C0C2C2 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 54
V114-1 · #C0C2C2 · ΔE 4.06 · LRV 53.5

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.88
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG0995-3 · #C6C5C2 · ΔE 3.88 · LRV 56
PPG1047-4 · #CFC1C2 · ΔE 3.88 · LRV 55
PPG0993-2 · #BFC2C5 · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 54
PPG1009-3 · #C4C6C4 · ΔE 4.77 · LRV 56
PPG0997-2 · #C2C4BE · ΔE 6.42 · LRV 55

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.52
All gray at Dutch Boy →
446-3DB · #C7BFC0 · ΔE 1.52 · LRV 53
341-2DB · #C6C8CB · ΔE 3.67 · LRV 58
445-1DB · #CBC7C2 · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 58
437-2DB · #C6C8C8 · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 58
435-2DB · #C0C4C6 · ΔE 4.69 · LRV 55
HGSW 2416 · #C5C0C9 · ΔE 3.44 · LRV 54
HGSW 6548 · #C5C0C9 · ΔE 3.44 · LRV 54
HGSW 1446 · #BEC1C3 · ΔE 4.22 · LRV 53
HGSW 6254 · #BEC1C3 · ΔE 4.22 · LRV 53
HGSW 1476 · #C5C8C4 · ΔE 6.05 · LRV 57

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.01
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6387 · #CBC5C6 · ΔE 1.01 · LRV 53
DE6374 · #C6C6C6 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 53
DEGR56 · #C4C2BE · ΔE 4.02 · LRV 54
DEC795 · #C3C0BB · ΔE 4.32 · LRV 49
DE6360 · #C0C3C4 · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.9
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-127 · #C7C2BB · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 54
JG-83 · #C1C5C5 · ΔE 5.08 · LRV 55
JG-93 · #C1C6CE · ΔE 5.21 · LRV 56
JG-117 · #CBC9C1 · ΔE 6.19 · LRV 58
JG-12 · #C5C9C2 · ΔE 7.66 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.52
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 270 · #C9C7CD · ΔE 2.52 · LRV 58
NO. 286 · #CFC4C0 · ΔE 3.71 · LRV 57
NO. 242 · #C3C1BB · ΔE 5.08 · LRV 53
NO. 229 · #C7BEB3 · ΔE 6.62 · LRV 52
NO. 9913 · #D0BFCD · ΔE 7.67 · LRV 55

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.36
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0551 · #CBC6C4 · ΔE 2.36 · LRV 57
0546 · #C9C8C7 · ΔE 3.14 · LRV 58
1316 · #C2C0C9 · ΔE 3.52 · LRV 53
0539 · #C8C6C2 · ΔE 4.07 · LRV 57
1309 · #CEC1CA · ΔE 5.12 · LRV 56

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0551 · #CBC5C2 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 57
0539 · #C6C3C0 · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 56
0546 · #C7C7C6 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 58
0531 · #C8C8C4 · ΔE 4.86 · LRV 58
1309 · #CDC0C9 · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 55

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.32
All gray at Rodda →
R013 · #C9C8CB · ΔE 2.32 · LRV 59
R019 · #C2C1BC · ΔE 4.9 · LRV 54
CA033 · #C9C0B2 · ΔE 7.9 · LRV 53
CA182 · #C0C4BB · ΔE 8.4 · LRV 54
CA176 · #BEC5BE · ΔE 8.74 · LRV 55

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.06
All gray at C2 Paint →
BD9 · #C8C3C7 · ΔE 1.06 · LRV 55
C2-992 · #C6C6C6 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 56
C2-991 · #BEBEBC · ΔE 4.05 · LRV 51
C2-817 · #CAC5B9 · ΔE 7.37 · LRV 56
C2-989 · #BBC4C0 · ΔE 8.58 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.15
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 5.15 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-08 · #CBCBC5 · ΔE 5.96 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-10 · #C1CAC5 · ΔE 8.92 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-37 · #B1C6CA · ΔE 11.94 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-35 · #B9CDC8 · ΔE 12.84 · LRV 58

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.14
All gray at Portola Paints →
HIGH CLIFF · #D1CAC5 · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 60
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 4.46 · LRV 47
PIGEON GRAY · #C2C6CA · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 56
LUMIERE · #CCC8C0 · ΔE 5.71 · LRV 58
TOPANGA · #D4C0AF · ΔE 9.57 · LRV 55

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.14
All gray at Annie Sloan →
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 4.14 · LRV 49
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 4.23 · LRV 47
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 9.49 · LRV 52
LOUIS BLUE · #AEBECB · ΔE 10.06 · LRV 50
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 15.51 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.73
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 9.73 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 11.28 · LRV 60
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 11.29 · LRV 41
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 12.78 · LRV 53
BD-LO · #A4C2D2 · ΔE 14.53 · LRV 51

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.85
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 4.85 · LRV 48
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 7.31 · LRV 64
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 16.05 · LRV 38
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 16.82 · LRV 57
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 17.03 · LRV 68

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.73
All gray at Kompozit →
0551 · #CBC5C2 · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 57
0539 · #C6C3C0 · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 55
0546 · #C7C7C6 · ΔE 3.49 · LRV 57
0531 · #C8C8C4 · ΔE 4.86 · LRV 58
1309 · #CDC0C9 · ΔE 5.11 · LRV 55

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

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

30YY 54/030 · LRV 54
10YY 54/034 · LRV 54
50BG 54/017 · LRV 54
PPG0993-2 · LRV 54
PPG0995-3 · LRV 56
PPG1047-4 · LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7C2C4 in HSL space. Pair Urban Grey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7C2C4 + #C2C7C5
TRIADIC
#C7C2C4 · #C4C7C2 · #C2C4C7
ANALOGOUS
#C7C2C7 · #C7C2C4 · #C7C3C2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.76:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.94:1 AAA

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

Glidden Urban Grey Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Urban 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 50RR 54/018 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Urban Grey

Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Fortitude (SW 9562) at ΔE 4.38 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Fortitude swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Urban Grey

At Behr, the closest color to Urban Grey is Dreamscape Gray (T15-6) — very close at ΔE 2.53, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 54) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dreamscape Gray swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Urban Grey

Benjamin Moore doesn't make a true equivalent of Urban Grey — the nearest deck color, Eternity (AF-695), is clearly different (ΔE 5.11). For an exact match, any Benjamin Moore retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50RR 54/018 instead. See the full Eternity swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Urban Grey

At Valspar, the closest color to Urban Grey is Oyster Bay (8004-3C) — very close at ΔE 2.8, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Oyster Bay swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Urban Grey

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Silver Band (PPG0995-3) at ΔE 3.88 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Silver Band swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Urban Grey

Dutch Boy's nearest match is Wintered Night (446-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 53 vs 54) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Urban Grey without repainting risk. See the full Wintered Night swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Urban Grey

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Urban Grey is Twirling Girl (HGSW 2416) — very close at ΔE 3.44, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Twirling Girl swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Urban Grey

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Foil (DE6360) at ΔE 4.34 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Foil swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Urban Grey

Magnolia Home doesn't make a true equivalent of Urban Grey — the nearest deck color, Loft (JG-83), is clearly different (ΔE 5.08). For an exact match, any Magnolia Home retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50RR 54/018 instead. See the full Loft swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Urban Grey

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Urban Grey — the nearest deck color, Pavilion Gray (NO. 242), is clearly different (ΔE 5.08). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50RR 54/018 instead. See the full Pavilion Gray swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Urban Grey

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Place of Dust (0539) at ΔE 4.07 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Place of Dust swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Urban Grey

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Urban Grey is Place of Dust (0539) — very close at ΔE 3.17, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Place of Dust swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Urban Grey

Rodda has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Silver Lining (R019) at ΔE 4.9 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Silver Lining swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Urban Grey

C2 Paint's nearest match is Cool Fog (BD9), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.06). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Urban Grey without repainting risk. See the full Cool Fog swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Urban Grey

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Urban Grey — the nearest deck color, Motor City (PNT100-LT-09), is clearly different (ΔE 5.15). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50RR 54/018 instead. See the full Motor City swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Urban Grey

Portola Paints has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Pigeon Gray (PIGEON GRAY) at ΔE 4.53 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pigeon Gray swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Urban Grey

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Urban Grey — the nearest deck color, Paris Grey (PARIS GREY), is clearly different (ΔE 9.49). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50RR 54/018 instead. See the full Paris Grey swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Urban Grey

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Urban Grey — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 9.73). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden 50RR 54/018 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Urban Grey

Rust-Oleum has no exact twin of Urban Grey. The nearest is Aged Gray (285143) at ΔE 4.85 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 48 vs 54). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Urban Grey

At Kompozit, the closest color to Urban Grey is Place of Dust (0539) — very close at ΔE 3.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 55 vs 54) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Place of Dust swatch →

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