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Behr Pencil Sketch is a mid-tone shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 33. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Pencil Sketch
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4#999d9eLRV 33Neutral

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Pewter
Pencil Sketch vs Pewter
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Benjamin Moore
Pewter
2121-30 · LRV 34

With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Window grey
Window grey
Pencil Sketch vs Window grey
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
RAL ClassicClassic
Window grey
RAL 7040 · LRV 36

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Made in the Shade
Made in the Shade
Pencil Sketch vs Made in the Shade
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Valspar
Made in the Shade
V116-2 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
S 3502-B
S 3502-B
Pencil Sketch vs S 3502-B
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
NCS
S 3502-B
S 3502-B · LRV 35

With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Night Jewels 4
Pencil Sketch vs Night Jewels 4
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Dulux
Night Jewels 4
00NN 37/000 · LRV 37

A 4-point LRV gap (37 vs 33) makes Night Jewels 4 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
RAL 860-4
RAL 860-4
Pencil Sketch vs RAL 860-4
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 860-4
RAL 860-4 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Burnished Blade
Burnished Blade
Pencil Sketch vs Burnished Blade
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
PPG
Burnished Blade
PPG0995-5 · LRV 34

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
African Gray
African Gray
Pencil Sketch vs African Gray
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Sherwin-Williams
African Gray
9162 · LRV 31

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Smoky Tone
Smoky Tone
Pencil Sketch vs Smoky Tone
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Cloverdale Paint
Smoky Tone
0541 · LRV 36

With LRVs of 36 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Elemental Gray
Pencil Sketch
Elemental Gray
Pencil Sketch
Behr
Elemental Gray
PPU26-06 · LRV 35
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Arctic Grey
Arctic Grey
Pencil Sketch vs Arctic Grey
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Jotun
Arctic Grey
5249 · LRV 32

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
K488
Pencil Sketch vs K488
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Tikkurila
K488
K488 · LRV 34

With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Urbane Grey
Urbane Grey
Pencil Sketch vs Urbane Grey
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Little Greene
Urbane Grey
225 · LRV 35

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch
Manor House Gray
Manor House Gray
Pencil Sketch vs Manor House Gray
Behr
Pencil Sketch
N500-4 · LRV 33
Farrow & Ball
Manor House Gray
265 · LRV 36

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 36 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable