Oyster Shell

PPG Paints

Color Code:14-13
Hex Code:#A0917E
RGB:160, 145, 126
LRV (Light Reflectance Value):57.6
Category:brown
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How Oyster Shell behaves on a wall

PPG Paints publishes a light reflectance value of 57.6 for this shade. At LRV 57.6 this is a light shade that still carries colour rather than reading as off-white. It gives back most of the light in the room, which suits north-facing walls that need the help. For trim that reads as a clear edge rather than a smudge, aim about 30 LRV points away in either direction — under LRV 28 or over LRV 88. With 34 points between its strongest and weakest channel it holds a readable brown cast, so it will not flatten into a neutral once it is on four walls. Order by the code, not the name, and put a test patch on the wall before you commit — a screen cannot show you how this shade behaves in your own light.

Oyster Shell equivalents in other paint brands

The closest color to PPG Paints Oyster Shell from each brand we carry, measured with CIEDE2000 on the manufacturers' published color values. Below 1 the difference is practically invisible; below 2 you'd only notice it with the chips side by side. Screens and printed chips aren't paint, so compare real samples before you buy. In the Muro app you can put two of them on a photo of your own wall and look at them in your light.

BrandClosest colorΔE 2000
Dunn-EdwardsBison Beige DEC7500.8 Practically identical
ŚnieżkaS 4010-y30r S 4010-Y30R0.9 Practically identical
DuluxF0.10.54 13840010.9 Practically identical
Sherwin-WilliamsMoth Wing SW 91741.2 Very close
KeimKEIM 92851.3 Very close
ValsparStone Manor 6006-2A1.4 Very close
TitanluxRAL 10191.4 Very close
BrilluxScala 12.06.18 (RAL 1019)1.4 Very close
Benjamin MooreCabot Trail 9981.5 Very close
JotunSandy 109621.5 Very close
TollensGris argilite CRF017-31.6 Very close

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