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PPG / GLIDDEN · 1033-4

PPG / Glidden Light Drizzle#A7AEA5 · LRV 41

Light Drizzle reads as a green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden 1033-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN LIGHT DRIZZLE
RGB 167, 174, 165 LRV 41

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Light Drizzle
SKU 1033-4
Hex #A7AEA5
RGB 167, 174, 165
HSL 107°, 5%, 66%
LRV 41
Undertone green / cool
Family Gray

About PPG / Glidden Light Drizzle

Light Drizzle sits in the mid-range at LRV 41, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Light Drizzle 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 3.04 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at Valspar →
8004-32D
#A6ABA1
Gracious Gray
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 40
V143-4
#A6ABA1
Gracious Gray
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 39.9
5007-1C
#A9AAA0
Coastal Jetty
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 39.5
8004-34D
#A1AFAA
Cambridge Lily
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 41
8004-33D
#A3AFAC
Dream Weaver
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 41

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.29
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
CW-640
#A7B0A9
Pearl
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 43
1573
#A2ADA5
Castle Walls
ΔE 1.79 · LRV 41
AF-470
#A3AC9E
Flora
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 40
1565
#A3B0AE
Mount Saint Anne
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 42
1474
#ADABA2
Cape May Cobblestone
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 40

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.07
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 2.07 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 35
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 8.09 · LRV 41
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 9.49 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 12.43 · LRV 33

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All gray at Behr →
HDC-AC-18
#A5AA9D
Garden Promenade
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 39
PPU11-15
#9FAC9F
Green Balsam
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 39
HDC-CT-22
#9EB0A8
Aged Jade
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 41
790D-4
#B2AFA5
Granite Boulder
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 43
PPU18-14
#ACAAA8
Cathedral Gray
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 40

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6277
#AFB2A7
Pebble Walk
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 44
DE5717
#A0B7AD
Pistachio Ice Cream
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 44
DE6375
#A9AAAB
Castlerock
ΔE 6.49 · LRV 40
DEC771
#B3AB98
Shaggy Barked
ΔE 7.62 · LRV 41
DE6388
#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain
ΔE 10.19 · LRV 40

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.85
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7652
#ABB0AC
Mineral Deposit
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 43
SW 6185
#ABAC9F
Escape Gray
ΔE 3.08 · LRV 41
SW 7741
#AAAD9C
Willow Tree
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 41
SW 7650
#AAA9A4
Ellie Gray
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 40
SW 7643
#B2ADA4
Pussywillow
ΔE 6 · LRV 42

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.13
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-15
#A7A9A3
Weathered Windmill
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 39
JG-162
#AAB0AD
Tranquil Waters
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 43
JG-68
#A8B4A6
Local Greenhouse
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 44
JG-14
#B0AEA7
Cupola
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 42
JG-118
#ACA9A3
Refinished
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 40

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.18
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 88
#B2B1A9
Lamp Room Gray
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 44
NO. 91
#B4B4A3
Blue Gray
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 45
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 6.15 · LRV 41
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 43
NO. 18
#B5B19A
French Gray
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 44

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.46
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 47
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 8.25 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 10.1 · LRV 42

Similar PPG / Glidden colors

closest in the PPG / Glidden deck

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

10-04
Polaris
LRV 41
1001-4
Flagstone
LRV 42
FLLW872
Wright Soft Grey
LRV 42
1008-3
Greyhound
LRV 42
1007-4
Hot Stone
LRV 39
1032-3
Olive It
LRV 40

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A7AEA5 in HSL space. Pair Light Drizzle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A7AEA5 + #ACA5AE
TRIADIC
#A7AEA5 · #A5A7AE · #AEA5A7
ANALOGOUS
#ACAEA5 · #A7AEA5 · #A5AEA8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.27:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.24:1 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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