Is Ghost Writer PPG1007-3 warm or cool?
Its numeric screen value is summarized as beige (yellow undertone). Surrounding flooring, daylight direction, lamps, and large fixed finishes can make the same sample read differently.
PPG color reference
Ghost Writer (PPG1007-3) by PPG
#BCB7AD
A beige screen color with a beige (yellow undertone) reading and LRV 48.0. Not sure it's the exact color your local store carries? Here's the closest match at each of the other four brands.
- Hex
- #BCB7AD
- RGB
- 188, 183, 173
- HSL
- 40°, 10.1%, 70.8%
- Lab D65
- 74.56, -0.01, 5.71
- LRV
- 48.0
- Undertone
- beige (yellow undertone)
In a room
Where this color can work
Ghost Writer has enough depth for a composed bedroom, den, or cabinet color while staying softer than charcoal. Its warm beige-gray direction can support leather, wood, and muted metal, but may look heavier in low-light rooms. Add intentional lamps and contrast rather than relying on pale paint alone for brightness. Test a large section near both trim and flooring, watching whether the color becomes flat, greenish, or more taupe as the light changes.
Not affiliated with any paint brand. On-screen colors are approximations computed from the brand's published values; verify with a physical swatch.
Cross-brand shortlist
Three nearby values in every other palette
Lower ΔE2000 values are closer screen approximations. They are not paint-formula conversions.
Sherwin-Williamsnearest three
Benjamin Moorenearest three
Valsparnearest three
Dunn-Edwardsnearest three
Within PPG
Similar, lighter, and darker
Hikers ParadisePPG0998-2 · #BEBBB1Similar · ΔE 1.417Silver DollarPPG1022-3 · #BDB6AESimilar · ΔE 1.675Rocky RoadPPG1000-2 · #C2BAADSimilar · ΔE 1.890Silver Clamshell30YY 49/071 · #C2B9AESimilar · ΔE 2.071Candlestick Silver30YY 46/036 · #BAB6B1Similar · ΔE 2.382Silver Clamshell30YY 49/071 · #C2B9AELighter · ΔE 2.071Silver DollarPPG1022-3 · #BDB6AEDarker · ΔE 1.675
Provenance
Recorded source
- Color value source: https://www.ppgpaints.com/ppg-colors/ghost-writer
- Retrieved:
- LRV is recorded from the cited source.
Saveable reference
Color and closest-match card
FAQ
Questions about Ghost Writer
Can I use the hex #BCB7AD for paint ordering?
No. Hex describes an sRGB screen color, not a paint tint formula. Use PPG1007-3 when requesting the brand color and verify a physical swatch in the intended product line.
How reliable are the matches for Ghost Writer?
They're consistent, repeatable rankings of the screen colors. They don't account for sheen, substrate, application thickness, metamerism, or differences between paint products. In this library, the nearest cross-brand screen value is Mindful Gray SW 7016 by Sherwin-Williams at ΔE 0.000.
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