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PPG / GLIDDEN · PPG1011-5

PPG / Glidden Phantom Mist#5C5C5A · LRV 13

Phantom Mist reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden PPG1011-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN PHANTOM MIST
RGB 92, 92, 90 LRV 13

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Phantom Mist
SKU PPG1011-5
Hex #5C5C5A
RGB 92, 92, 90
HSL 60°, 1%, 36%
LRV 13
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

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
Zen Retreat
SKU 0535 · #5B5D5C · LRV 11
ΔE 1.21 (near-perfect)
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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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All gray at Behr →
N140-6
#5D5B58
Wright Brown
ΔE 1.22 · LRV 11
MQ2-62
#5D5A57
Peppery
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 10
PPU18-19
#605C5A
Intellectual
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 11
780B-6
#605D56
Mountain Ridge
ΔE 3 · LRV 11
PPU18-02
#595D62
Pencil Point
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 11

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6370
#60605E
Charcoal Smudge
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 12
DE6384
#5D5B5B
Iron Fixture
ΔE 2 · LRV 11
DE6328
#596062
Anchor Gray
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 11
DE6321
#555E5F
Soot
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 11
DE6294
#555B53
Midnight Spruce
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 10

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.58
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-158
#585855
Conservatory
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 10
JG-121
#625D55
Rocking Horse
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 11
JG-169
#626056
Trailhead
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 12
JG-143
#625F63
Autumn Gray
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 12
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 10

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7674
#585858
Peppercorn
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 10
SW 6278
#605E63
Cloak Gray
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 11
SW 6208
#5E6259
Pewter Green
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 12
SW 7505
#665D57
Manor House
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 11
SW 6264
#5D5962
Midnight
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 10

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2121-10
#585858
Gray
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 10
CW-685
#585A5B
Ambler
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 10
AF-560
#575D5F
Flint
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 11
1609
#55595D
Temptation
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 10
CSP-510
#605A61
Mythic
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 11

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.84
All gray at Valspar →
5006-2C
#585953
Sable Evening
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 9.9
M330
#5B6064
Carriage Wheel
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 11.5
5007-2C
#5E5D53
Wetlands
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 10.9
5005-2C
#5C5F56
Quaking Bog
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 11.2
8004-48F
#5F5A63
Forge
ΔE 7.69 · LRV 11

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.95
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 6.65 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 8.39 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-51
#5A6964
Current Mood
ΔE 8.51 · LRV 13
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 13.08 · LRV 12

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5C5C5A in HSL space. Pair Phantom Mist with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#5C5C5A + #5A5A5C
TRIADIC
#5C5C5A · #5A5C5C · #5C5A5C
ANALOGOUS
#5C5B5A · #5C5C5A · #5B5C5A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
6.7:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.13:1 AA Large

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

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