Pratt & Lambert Light Grey#C7C5BA · LRV 58
Why this color. The light cool gray most-searched in P&L spec sheets.
Light Grey reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Pratt & Lambert 32-12 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Pratt & Lambert |
| Name | Light Grey |
| SKU | 32-12 |
| Hex | #C7C5BA |
| RGB | 199, 197, 186 |
| HSL | 51°, 10%, 75% |
| LRV | 58 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
About Pratt & Lambert Light Grey
At LRV 58, Light Grey is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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.
Light Grey 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
10 brands · top 5 each5 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 neutral from that brand.
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Magnolia Home
Clare
Farrow & Ball
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C7C5BA in HSL space. Pair Light Grey with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.