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Steel Curtain
PPG · PPG0994-5
Steel Curtain is a midtone, warm, cloudy gray with a slate undertone. It is a perfect paint color for surrounding lighter gray walls. Pair it with dark woods.
- Hex
- #9B9F9Apublished
- LRV
- 34published
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Manufacturer-published LRV.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
12 closest brand matches loaded.
Steel CurtainGlidden · PPG0994-5ΔE 0.00indistinguishableLRV 34.1Nearly the same lightness.
Nearly the same lightness.
Concrete JungleDunn-Edwards · DEGR68ΔE 1.20near-exactLRV 33The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points lower.
Pipe DreamValspar · V140-4ΔE 1.41near-exactLRV 32.31The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Portsmouth LandingHGTV Home · HGSW1473ΔE 1.63near-exactLRV 32The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.0 points lower.
Earl GreySherwin-Williams · SW 7660ΔE 1.63near-exactLRV 31.82The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.2 points lower.
Manor House GrayFarrow & Ball · No.265ΔE 1.67near-exactLRV 34.85The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 0.8 points higher.
Puritan GrayBenjamin Moore · HC-164ΔE 1.87near-exactLRV 34.29Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Cosmic QuestBehr · N460-4ΔE 1.93near-exactLRV 35The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted. Its LRV is 1.0 points higher.
Vintage WeathervaneMagnolia Home · JG-137ΔE 2.26very closeLRV 37.6The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 3.6 points higher.
The candidate is lighter. Its LRV is 3.6 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
Weatherworn GrayDutch Boy · 437-3DBΔE 2.86very closeLRV 37The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.0 points higher.
OFF THE RECORDBackdrop · OFF THE RECORDΔE 3.81closeLRV 39.9The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.9 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 5.9 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 99% sampling confidence.
Set In StoneClare · Set In StoneΔE 6.33noticeably differentLRV 30.94The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 3.1 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.