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GLIDDEN · 30BG 36/051

Glidden Wintery Grey#99A5A9 · LRV 36

Wintery Grey reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Glidden 30BG 36/051 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

GLIDDEN WINTERY GREY
RGB 153, 165, 169 LRV 36

Color spec

Brand Glidden
Name Wintery Grey
SKU 30BG 36/051
Hex #99A5A9
RGB 153, 165, 169
HSL 195°, 9%, 63%
LRV 36
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Glidden Wintery Grey

Wintery Grey sits in the mid-range at LRV 36, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Wintery Grey 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.

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 2.82
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9152 · #979FA5 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 34
SW 7073 · #A0A5A7 · ΔE 3 · LRV 37
SW 6227 · #96AAB0 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 38
SW 9558 · #A0A5A5 · ΔE 3.24 · LRV 37
SW 31 · #9AABAB · ΔE 3.59 · LRV 39

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All gray at Behr →
HDC-SM16-02 · #99A1A1 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 35
ECC-33-1 · #A0A6A8 · ΔE 2.6 · LRV 38
PPU26-19 · #A0A6A9 · ΔE 2.63 · LRV 38
MQ5-30 · #9BA1A3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 35
MQ5-22 · #9AA2AA · ΔE 3.25 · LRV 36

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2132-50 · #9EA7AD · ΔE 2.13 · LRV 38
1593 · #A0A8A8 · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 39
1606 · #9EA5A5 · ΔE 2.58 · LRV 37
2130-50 · #9CA8B3 · ΔE 3.71 · LRV 39
1628 · #97A2AE · ΔE 4.31 · LRV 36

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All gray at Valspar →
8004-37E · #9AA9AC · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 38
V139-4 · #9AA9AC · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 38.2
V115-2 · #A1A8A9 · ΔE 2.54 · LRV 38.4
8004-38D · #93A8B1 · ΔE 3.4 · LRV 37
T684 · #99A9A7 · ΔE 4.03 · LRV 37.9

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG1037-4 · #90A0A8 · ΔE 2.68 · LRV 34
UFO
PPG1011-4 · #999FA3 · ΔE 3.05 · LRV 34
PPG0993-4 · #999FA5 · ΔE 3.52 · LRV 34
PPG0995-5 · #9F9F9F · ΔE 5.57 · LRV 35
PPG13-23 · #A0A0AA · ΔE 7.46 · LRV 36

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.58
All gray at Dutch Boy →
430-4DB · #93A1A5 · ΔE 1.58 · LRV 35
435-4DB · #9EA3A5 · ΔE 2.98 · LRV 36
432-4DB · #93A8B1 · ΔE 3.4 · LRV 37
436-4DB · #A4A7A6 · ΔE 4.36 · LRV 38
437-3DB · #A4A4A0 · ΔE 6.2 · LRV 37
HGSW 3364 · #979FA5 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 34
HGSW 1465 · #A0A5A7 · ΔE 3 · LRV 37
HGSW 7073 · #A0A5A7 · ΔE 3 · LRV 37
HGSW 3315 · #96AAB0 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 38
HGSW 6227 · #96AAB0 · ΔE 3.04 · LRV 38

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DET563 · #9BA9AB · ΔE 1.86 · LRV 39
DE6361 · #A1A5A8 · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 35
DE6354 · #9CA0A6 · ΔE 4.27 · LRV 33
DE6305 · #95A7A4 · ΔE 4.88 · LRV 34
DEC787 · #93A8A7 · ΔE 4.88 · LRV 35

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.39
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-84 · #91A1A4 · ΔE 2.39 · LRV 34
JG-89 · #8CA8B4 · ΔE 5.44 · LRV 37
JG-137 · #A3A7A1 · ΔE 5.81 · LRV 38
JG-15 · #A7A9A3 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 39
JG-75 · #97A399 · ΔE 7.3 · LRV 35

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.29
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265 · #9EA09D · ΔE 5.29 · LRV 35
NO. 85 · #889B9B · ΔE 5.39 · LRV 31
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 7.22 · LRV 41
NO. 25 · #9A9F94 · ΔE 7.99 · LRV 34
NO. 284 · #A09C97 · ΔE 8.24 · LRV 33

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.17
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0526 · #9FA4A8 · ΔE 3.17 · LRV 37
0519 · #A2A6AE · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 38
0533 · #A3A4A4 · ΔE 4.96 · LRV 37
0541 · #A1A1A1 · ΔE 5.48 · LRV 36
0464 · #96A59D · ΔE 6.62 · LRV 36

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 2
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0526 · #99A1A5 · ΔE 2 · LRV 36
0490 · #9CAAAC · ΔE 2.03 · LRV 40
H0045 · #9EABAD · ΔE 2.1 · LRV 39
0519 · #9DA3AC · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 38
0533 · #9FA1A1 · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 36

Rodda

357 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All gray at Rodda →
R080 · #94A5AB · ΔE 1.89 · LRV 37
CA195 · #939DA2 · ΔE 2.59 · LRV 33
R074 · #8DA09F · ΔE 4.81 · LRV 34
R069 · #9CA19A · ΔE 6.11 · LRV 35
R068 · #9FA398 · ΔE 7.89 · LRV 36

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.43
All gray at C2 Paint →
C2-985 · #A2A3A8 · ΔE 5.43 · LRV 37
C2-732 · #89A5B2 · ΔE 5.63 · LRV 35
C2-714 · #91A79F · ΔE 7.8 · LRV 36
BD13 · #A5A1A2 · ΔE 7.92 · LRV 36
BD11 · #A5A3B0 · ΔE 9.31 · LRV 37

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.96
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 2.96 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78 · #99AAA4 · ΔE 6.06 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 7.02 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 8 · LRV 34

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.62
All gray at Portola Paints →
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 2.62 · LRV 33
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 8.97 · LRV 45
BRONSON · #999985 · ΔE 12.31 · LRV 31
LA CATEDRAL · #A79D8D · ΔE 12.57 · LRV 34
BOONDOCKS · #B09E85 · ΔE 16.44 · LRV 35

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.55
All gray at Annie Sloan →
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 9.55 · LRV 38
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 10.13 · LRV 48
PROVENCE · #79A29A · ΔE 12.05 · LRV 32
FRENCH LINEN · #A79D84 · ΔE 14.85 · LRV 34
CHATEAU GREY · #A49C77 · ΔE 17.72 · LRV 33

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.73
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 4.73 · LRV 41
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 7.1 · LRV 38
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 12.08 · LRV 35
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 13.52 · LRV 33
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 14.89 · LRV 33

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.32
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 6.32 · LRV 36
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 7.59 · LRV 48
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 9.06 · LRV 29
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 11.72 · LRV 27
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 12.91 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 2
All gray at Kompozit →
0526 · #99A1A5 · ΔE 2 · LRV 35
0490 · #9CAAAC · ΔE 2.03 · LRV 39
0519 · #9DA3AC · ΔE 4.39 · LRV 36
0533 · #9FA1A1 · ΔE 4.53 · LRV 35
0541 · #9D9E9D · ΔE 5.33 · LRV 34

Similar Glidden colors

closest in the Glidden deck

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

70GG 38/059 · LRV 38
90BG 35/068 · LRV 35
00NN 37/000 · LRV 37
PPG0993-4 · LRV 34
Ufo
PPG1011-4 · LRV 34
PPG13-23 · LRV 36

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #99A5A9 in HSL space. Pair Wintery Grey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#99A5A9 + #A99D99
TRIADIC
#99A5A9 · #A999A5 · #A5A999
ANALOGOUS
#99A9A5 · #99A5A9 · #999DA9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.53:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.31:1 AAA

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

Glidden Wintery Grey Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Wintery 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 30BG 36/051 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Network Gray (SW 7073) — very close at ΔE 3, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 37 vs 36) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Network Gray swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Behr, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Rainmaster (MQ5-22) — very close at ΔE 3.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 36 vs 36) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Rainmaster swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Cobblestone Path (1606) — very close at ΔE 2.58, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 37 vs 36) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Cobblestone Path swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Valspar's nearest match is Pearl Gray (8004-37E), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.78). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 36) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Wintery Grey without repainting risk. See the full Pearl Gray swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Wintery Grey

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Wintery Grey. The nearest is Gray Suit (PPG0993-4) at ΔE 3.52 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 34 vs 36). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Gray Suit swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Silvered Chain (435-4DB) — very close at ΔE 2.98, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 36 vs 36) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silvered Chain swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Contemporary Grey (HGSW 1465) — very close at ΔE 3, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 37 vs 36) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Contemporary Grey swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Wintery Grey. The nearest is Baby Seal (DE6361) at ΔE 3.54 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 35 vs 36). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Baby Seal swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Display (JG-84) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 34 vs 36) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Display swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Wintery Grey — the nearest deck color, Manor House Gray (NO. 265), is clearly different (ΔE 5.29). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BG 36/051 instead. See the full Manor House Gray swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Metropolis Mood (0526) — very close at ΔE 3.17, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 37 vs 36) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Metropolis Mood swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Wintery Grey. The nearest is Baby Seal (0519) at ΔE 4.39 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 36). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Baby Seal swatch →

Rodda Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Rodda's nearest match is Silver Lake (R080), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.89). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 37 vs 36) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Wintery Grey without repainting risk. See the full Silver Lake swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Wintery Grey

C2 Paint doesn't make a true equivalent of Wintery Grey — the nearest deck color, Chain Reaction (C2-985), is clearly different (ΔE 5.43). For an exact match, any C2 Paint retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BG 36/051 instead. See the full Chain Reaction swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Clare, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Set In Stone (PNT100-LT-15) — very close at ΔE 2.96, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 36 vs 36) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Set In Stone swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Wintery Grey

At Portola Paints, the closest color to Wintery Grey is Twin Peaks (TWIN PEAKS) — very close at ΔE 2.62, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 33 vs 36) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Twin Peaks swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Wintery Grey — the nearest deck color, Duck Egg Blue (DUCK EGG BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 9.55). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BG 36/051 instead. See the full Duck Egg Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Wintery Grey — the nearest deck color, Nuevo (BD-NU), is clearly different (ΔE 7.1). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BG 36/051 instead. See the full Nuevo swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Wintery Grey — the nearest deck color, Blue Harbor (371675), is clearly different (ΔE 6.32). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Glidden 30BG 36/051 instead. See the full Blue Harbor swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Wintery Grey

Kompozit has no exact twin of Wintery Grey. The nearest is Baby Seal (0519) at ΔE 4.39 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 36 vs 36). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Baby Seal swatch →

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