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Kompozit Gaelic Garden#A5B3AB · LRV 43

Gaelic Garden reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Kompozit 0463 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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KOMPOZIT GAELIC GARDEN
RGB 165, 179, 171 LRV 43

Color spec

Brand Kompozit
Name Gaelic Garden
SKU 0463
Hex #A5B3AB
RGB 165, 179, 171
HSL 146°, 8%, 67%
LRV 43
Undertone green / cool
Family Gray

About Kompozit Gaelic Garden

Gaelic Garden sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its green 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.

Gaelic Garden 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Gaelic Garden
SKU 0463 · #A5B3AB · LRV 43
ΔE 0 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

10 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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1572
#A7B3AA
Raindance
ΔE 0.87 · LRV
CC-680
#A7B3AA
Raindance
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 43
CW-640
#A7B0A9
Pearl
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 43
1565
#A3B0AE
Mount Saint Anne
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 42
1586
#A7B2B0
Silver Mink
ΔE 3.33 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All gray at Behr →
PPU12-09
#A5B4AF
Frozen Pond
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 44
PPU12-9
#A5B4AF
Frozen Pond
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 44
HDC-CT-22
#9EB0A8
Aged Jade
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 41
N360-3
#A8B7A9
Still Gray
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 45
730F-4
#A8B3B4
Flint Smoke
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 44

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All gray at Valspar →
V099-3
#A8B8AF
Gray Embrace
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 45.8
8004-34D
#A1AFAA
Cambridge Lily
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 41
8004-33D
#A3AFAC
Dream Weaver
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 41
T674
#ABB6B4
Flock of Seagulls
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 45.4
8003-37D
#99B6B3
Renew Blue
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 43

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-29
#A2B5AB
Dusty Aqua
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 44
1033-4
#A7AEA5
Light Drizzle
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 41
1144-4
#A2B7B5
Holly Glen
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 45
10-04
#A0AEAD
Polaris
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 41
1039-3
#A8B0B2
Mirror Mirror
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 43

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.65
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-68
#A8B4A6
Local Greenhouse
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 44
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 45
JG-59
#ADB5A5
Early Riser
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 45
JG-162
#AAB0AD
Tranquil Waters
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 43
JG-14
#B0AEA7
Cupola
ΔE 7.36 · LRV 42

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.06
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 41
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 6.13 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 7.34 · LRV 42
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 48

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.31
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6284
#ACB7A8
Graceful Green
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 45
DE5717
#A0B7AD
Pistachio Ice Cream
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 44
DE6277
#AFB2A7
Pebble Walk
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 44
DE6263
#B1B6A3
Pistachio Shell
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 45
DE6375
#A9AAAB
Castlerock
ΔE 8.26 · LRV 40

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.59
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 41
NO. 88
#B2B1A9
Lamp Room Gray
ΔE 6.71 · LRV 44
NO. 91
#B4B4A3
Blue Gray
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 45
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 9.08 · LRV 43
NO. 18
#B5B19A
French Gray
ΔE 9.17 · LRV 44

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.81
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6206
#AEB3A9
Oyster Bay
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 44
SW 7652
#ABB0AC
Mineral Deposit
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 43
SW 66
#ACB19F
Cascade Green
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 43
SW 9138
#A6B2B5
Stardew
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 43
SW 6234
#A9B0B1
Uncertain Gray
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 43

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.93
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 6.5 · LRV 35
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 7 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 11.87 · LRV 51
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 12.32 · LRV 33

Similar Kompozit colors

closest in the Kompozit deck

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

0456
Fair Maiden
LRV 43
0441
Slate Stone
LRV 44
0477
Ocean Cruise
LRV 46
0540
Praise Giving
LRV 44
0484
Stormy Bay
LRV 41
0511
Cystern
LRV 43

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A5B3AB in HSL space. Pair Gaelic Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A5B3AB + #B3A5AD
TRIADIC
#A5B3AB · #ABA5B3 · #B3ABA5
ANALOGOUS
#A6B3A5 · #A5B3AB · #A5B3B2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.18:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.64:1 AAA

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

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