Gray Shadows
PPG1005-3 · #C2BCB9 · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Gray Shadows, Really?
Gray Shadows reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1005-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Shadows
Gray Shadows 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.
How Lighting Changes Gray Shadows
At LRV 51, Gray Shadows is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Gray Shadows are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint PPG / Glidden PPG1005-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | ArgosSW 7065 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Noble GrayHDC-WR15-3 · Behr | 1.6 | 52 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Through the Looking GlassCSP-495 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ask Me Anything8006-2D · Valspar | 4.1 | 50 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gray ShadowsPPG1005-3 · Glidden | 0.5 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Flutter By403-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.6 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Gray Shadows within PPG / Glidden's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C2BCB9 in HSL space. Pair Gray Shadows with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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