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Kompozit London Road#7F878A · LRV 24

London Road reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Kompozit 0527 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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KOMPOZIT LONDON ROAD
RGB 127, 135, 138 LRV 24

Color spec

Brand Kompozit
Name London Road
SKU 0527
Hex #7F878A
RGB 127, 135, 138
HSL 196°, 4%, 52%
LRV 24
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Kompozit London Road

With an LRV of 24, London Road 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.

London Road 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.

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
London Road
SKU 0527 · #7F878A · LRV 24
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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1039-5
#7B8588
Garrison Gray
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 23
1036-5
#7A8687
Rough Ride
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 23
1001-5
#848585
Dover Gray
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 23
1013-5
#828388
Victorian Pewter
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 23
10-06
#7C8783
Thunderbolt
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 23

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All gray at Valspar →
4007-2A
#7C878B
Sharkfin
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 23.6
4008-2A
#808585
City Storm
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 23
M339
#838B93
Blue Cashmere
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 25.4
5002-2A
#7F8984
Beguile
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 24
4001-2A
#8A8486
Cadet Gray
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 23.5

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1594
#83898A
Shaker Gray
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 26
1607
#7F8487
Englewood Cliffs
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 24
1615
#7F8386
Rock Gray
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 24
ES-77
#7F8786
Georgetown Gray
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 0
AF-705
#868583
Cinder
ΔE 4.76 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.64
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7074
#7F8486
Software
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 23
SW 6256
#7D848B
Serious Gray
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 23
SW 6249
#7A848D
Storm Cloud
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 23
SW 7067
#7F817E
Cityscape
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 22
SW 77
#888782
Classic French Gray
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 24

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-95
#858C90
Deep Rock
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 26
JG-139
#838685
Teak Cups
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 24
JG-65
#7E857D
Sage Stem
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 23
JG-20
#85837B
Garden Trowel
ΔE 7.04 · LRV 23
JG-100
#8C848C
Pashmina Plum
ΔE 9.64 · LRV 24

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 21
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 28
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 9.62 · LRV 23
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 12.15 · LRV 18
PNT100-MD-75
#599896
Keep It Teal
ΔE 15.64 · LRV 27

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.2
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6362
#808283
Storm Cloud
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 22
DE6376
#888786
Looking Glass
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 24
DE6313
#79837F
Enchanted Eve
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 22
DE6292
#7D867C
Stone Craft
ΔE 7.18 · LRV 23
DE6389
#8E8583
Fallen Rock
ΔE 9.04 · LRV 24

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.52
All gray at Behr →
PPU14-05
#778591
Forever Denim
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 23
PPU12-16
#798885
Juniper Ash
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 23
UL260-4
#898686
Pewter Ring
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 24
PPU16-15
#868791
Gray Heather
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 24
MQ5-3
#84838E
Old Amethyst
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 23

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.57
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 27
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 22
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 14.96 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 15.09 · LRV 33
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 15.99 · LRV 18

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.04
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 272
#8D8D8B
Plummett
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 27
NO. 276
#8B857F
Mole's Breath
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 24
NO. 79
#899081
Card Room Green
ΔE 9.56 · LRV 27
NO. 292
#8B8A77
Treron
ΔE 11 · LRV 25
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 12.21 · LRV 23

Similar Kompozit colors

closest in the Kompozit deck

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

0582
Paved Path
LRV 24
0534
Subtle Shadow
LRV 22
0542
Captain Nemo
LRV 22
0575
Greystoke
LRV 23
0520
Slate Tint
LRV 22
0491
Smoky Day
LRV 26

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7F878A in HSL space. Pair London Road with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7F878A + #8A827F
TRIADIC
#7F878A · #8A7F87 · #878A7F
ANALOGOUS
#7F8A87 · #7F878A · #7F828A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.66:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.73:1 AA

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

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