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RODDA · R104

Rodda Wild and Free#AAA7AF · LRV 40

Wild and Free reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Rodda R104 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

RODDA WILD AND FREE
RGB 170, 167, 175 LRV 40

Color spec

Brand Rodda
Name Wild and Free
SKU R104
Hex #AAA7AF
RGB 170, 167, 175
HSL 262°, 5%, 67%
LRV 40
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Rodda Wild and Free

Wild and Free sits in the mid-range at LRV 40, 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.

Wild and Free 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.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.56
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6262 · #A6A3A9 · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 37
SW 9688 · #A8AAB3 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 40
SW 6269 · #AFA7AC · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 40
SW 6276 · #AEA9AA · ΔE 3.58 · LRV 40
SW 7080 · #ADA5A5 · ΔE 4.33 · LRV 39

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All gray at Behr →
MQ5-4 · #ABA9AC · ΔE 2.72 · LRV 40
T12-3 · #A4A6B2 · ΔE 2.82 · LRV 38
720B-4 · #B1A5AB · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 39
N130-4 · #B1A3AA · ΔE 4.82 · LRV 38
UL260-7 · #AAA8A7 · ΔE 4.91 · LRV 39

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.03
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1453 · #AFA8AE · ΔE 2.03 · LRV 40
2118-50 · #A9ABB6 · ΔE 2.75 · LRV 41
2119-50 · #A2A9B1 · ΔE 5.18 · LRV 39
2120-50 · #A3AAB0 · ΔE 5.6 · LRV 40
2125-40 · #A2A9AE · ΔE 5.85 · LRV 40

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.76
All gray at Valspar →
T572 · #B1A4A7 · ΔE 4.76 · LRV 38.8
8004-3D · #B0A5A4 · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 39
V127-4 · #B0A5A4 · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 39
4005-1C · #A9ACAD · ΔE 5.52 · LRV 41
M219 · #A8A7A5 · ΔE 5.77 · LRV 38.5

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.24
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
PPG0993-3 · #A9ADB3 · ΔE 4.24 · LRV 42
PPG1004-4 · #B2AAAA · ΔE 4.42 · LRV 41
PPG0996-3 · #A8A8A5 · ΔE 6.65 · LRV 39
PPG10-13 · #A3ADB3 · ΔE 7.06 · LRV 41
PPG1010-4 · #A5A8A5 · ΔE 7.27 · LRV 39

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.11
All gray at Glidden →
50RR 39/025 · #AEA6A9 · ΔE 3.11 · LRV 39
90BG 41/040 · #A5ABB3 · ΔE 4.71 · LRV 41
50BG 39/022 · #A4A9AC · ΔE 5.53 · LRV 39
90BG 41/062 · #A2ACB6 · ΔE 6.39 · LRV 41
70BG 40/050 · #A1ACB2 · ΔE 7.48 · LRV 40

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.46
All gray at Dutch Boy →
445-3DB · #ADA4A7 · ΔE 3.46 · LRV 38
436-4DB · #A4A7A6 · ΔE 6.35 · LRV 38
403-3DB · #B1A3A1 · ΔE 6.4 · LRV 38
245-4DB · #B0A3B6 · ΔE 6.6 · LRV 39
434-3DB · #A6AEB2 · ΔE 6.71 · LRV 41
HGSW 3395 · #A6A3A9 · ΔE 1.56 · LRV 37
HGSW 3405 · #AFA7AC · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 40
HGSW 6269 · #AFA7AC · ΔE 2.56 · LRV 40
HGSW 3385 · #ADA5A5 · ΔE 4.33 · LRV 39
HGSW 7080 · #ADA5A5 · ΔE 4.33 · LRV 39

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.72
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6388 · #AFA8A9 · ΔE 3.72 · LRV 37
DE6375 · #A9AAAB · ΔE 4.66 · LRV 37
DET618 · #AEADAD · ΔE 4.77 · LRV 42
DE6361 · #A1A5A8 · ΔE 5.19 · LRV 35
DEGR77 · #A3ADB0 · ΔE 7.79 · LRV 41

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.7
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-99 · #B0AAAB · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 41
JG-118 · #ACA9A3 · ΔE 7.7 · LRV 40
JG-162 · #AAB0AD · ΔE 8.41 · LRV 43
JG-15 · #A7A9A3 · ΔE 8.9 · LRV 39
JG-137 · #A3A7A1 · ΔE 8.97 · LRV 38

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.48
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265 · #9EA09D · ΔE 7.48 · LRV 35
NO. 267 · #B7AFA9 · ΔE 7.6 · LRV 44
NO. 88 · #B1B1AA · ΔE 9.17 · LRV 44
NO. 5 · #B2ADA0 · ΔE 11.13 · LRV 42
NO. 82 · #99B0AB · ΔE 14.33 · LRV 41

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.7
All gray at Diamond Vogel →
0519 · #A2A6AE · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 38
0533 · #A3A4A4 · ΔE 5.31 · LRV 37
1282 · #A7A5BB · ΔE 5.85 · LRV 39
H045 · #9FABAD · ΔE 8.84 · LRV 38
0490 · #A1ADAE · ΔE 9.13 · LRV 40

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.58
All gray at Hirshfield's →
0547 · #AFADAD · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 43
0519 · #9DA3AC · ΔE 4.86 · LRV 38
0553 · #B2ACA9 · ΔE 5.84 · LRV 43
H0045 · #9EABAD · ΔE 9.24 · LRV 39
0490 · #9CAAAC · ΔE 9.63 · LRV 40

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.55
All gray at C2 Paint →
BD11 · #A5A3B0 · ΔE 2.55 · LRV 37
C2-985 · #A2A3A8 · ΔE 3.18 · LRV 37
C2-987 · #A8AAA9 · ΔE 5.99 · LRV 40
C2-783 · #AFABA6 · ΔE 7.03 · LRV 41
BD12 · #9CA9BA · ΔE 7.53 · LRV 39

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.92
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32 · #9C9CA7 · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15 · #9CA2A7 · ΔE 5.78 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38 · #90A6AE · ΔE 11.64 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78 · #99AAA4 · ΔE 12.84 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43 · #9AB0AB · ΔE 14.05 · LRV 41

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.15
All gray at Portola Paints →
MAGIC POTION · #BAB5BD · ΔE 4.15 · LRV 47
SIMMER DOWN · #BAB3B6 · ΔE 4.54 · LRV 46
TWIN PEAKS · #929EA5 · ΔE 8.58 · LRV 33
ABERDEEN · #B2B4AA · ΔE 11.28 · LRV 45
HAVANA · #BFA596 · ΔE 12.8 · LRV 40

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.86
All gray at Annie Sloan →
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 6.86 · LRV 47
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 7.33 · LRV 49
DUCK EGG BLUE · #99AB9D · ΔE 15.36 · LRV 38
FRENCH LINEN · #A79D84 · ΔE 16.12 · LRV 34
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 16.13 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.27
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-NU · #A4A89F · ΔE 10.27 · LRV 38
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 10.28 · LRV 41
BD-AN · #A89886 · ΔE 13.61 · LRV 33
BD-CT · #A89E8A · ΔE 14.09 · LRV 33
BD-LF · #A4AB95 · ΔE 17.07 · LRV 35

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.99
All gray at Rust-Oleum →
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 5.99 · LRV 48
391446 · #958E86 · ΔE 11.6 · LRV 27
285141 · #8E948A · ΔE 13.21 · LRV 29
371675 · #8CA8A9 · ΔE 14.71 · LRV 36
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 16.9 · LRV 38

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.58
All gray at Kompozit →
0547 · #AFADAD · ΔE 4.58 · LRV 42
0519 · #9DA3AC · ΔE 4.86 · LRV 36
0553 · #B2ACA9 · ΔE 5.84 · LRV 42
0511 · #A9B0B6 · ΔE 5.91 · LRV 43
0490 · #9CAAAC · ΔE 9.63 · LRV 39

Similar Rodda colors

closest in the Rodda deck

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

Ebb
R092 · LRV 42
R110 · LRV 39
R087 · LRV 42
R014 · LRV 43
R027 · LRV 40
CA074 · LRV 38

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #AAA7AF in HSL space. Pair Wild and Free with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AAA7AF + #ACAFA7
TRIADIC
#AAA7AF · #AFAAA7 · #A7AFAA
ANALOGOUS
#A7A8AF · #AAA7AF · #AEA7AF

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.37:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.86:1 AAA

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

Rodda Wild and Free Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Wild and Free from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Rodda R104 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Wild and Free

At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Wild and Free is Beguiling Mauve (SW 6269) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 40) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Beguiling Mauve swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Wild and Free

At Behr, the closest color to Wild and Free is Classy (MQ5-4) — very close at ΔE 2.72, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 40) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Classy swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Wild and Free

At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Wild and Free is Pebble Creek (1453) — very close at ΔE 2.03, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 40) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Pebble Creek swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Wild and Free

Valspar has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Heather Bay (T572) at ΔE 4.76 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 38.8 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Heather Bay swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Wild and Free

PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3) at ΔE 4.24 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Gosling Gray swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Wild and Free

At Glidden, the closest color to Wild and Free is Truly Taupe (50RR 39/025) — very close at ΔE 3.11, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 39 vs 40) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Truly Taupe swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Wild and Free

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Wild and Free is Future Gray (445-3DB) — very close at ΔE 3.46, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 38 vs 40) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Future Gray swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Wild and Free

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Wild and Free is One Fine Day (HGSW 3405) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 40 vs 40) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full One Fine Day swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Wild and Free

Dunn-Edwards has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Castlerock (DE6375) at ΔE 4.66 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 37 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Castlerock swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Wild and Free

Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Vintage Collection (JG-99) at ΔE 3.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 41 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Vintage Collection swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Wild and Free

Farrow & Ball doesn't make a true equivalent of Wild and Free — the nearest deck color, Dove Tale (NO. 267), is clearly different (ΔE 7.6). For an exact match, any Farrow & Ball retailer can custom-tint Rodda R104 instead. See the full Dove Tale swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Wild and Free

Diamond Vogel has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Baby Seal (0519) at ΔE 3.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 38 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Baby Seal swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Wild and Free

Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Tin Man (0547) at ΔE 4.58 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tin Man swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Wild and Free

At C2 Paint, the closest color to Wild and Free is Dusk (BD11) — very close at ΔE 2.55, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 37 vs 40) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dusk swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Wild and Free

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Wild and Free — the nearest deck color, Set In Stone (PNT100-LT-15), is clearly different (ΔE 5.78). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Rodda R104 instead. See the full Set In Stone swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Wild and Free

Portola Paints has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Simmer Down (SIMMER DOWN) at ΔE 4.54 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs noticeably lighter (LRV 46 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Simmer Down swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Wild and Free

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Wild and Free — the nearest deck color, Duck Egg Blue (DUCK EGG BLUE), is clearly different (ΔE 15.36). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Rodda R104 instead. See the full Duck Egg Blue swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Wild and Free

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Wild and Free — the nearest deck color, Nuevo (BD-NU), is clearly different (ΔE 10.27). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Rodda R104 instead. See the full Nuevo swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Wild and Free

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Wild and Free — the nearest deck color, Blue Harbor (371675), is clearly different (ΔE 14.71). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Rodda R104 instead. See the full Blue Harbor swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Wild and Free

Kompozit has no exact twin of Wild and Free. The nearest is Tin Man (0547) at ΔE 4.58 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 40). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Tin Man swatch →

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