Comforting Gray (Behr BNC-04)
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Comforting Gray (Behr BNC-04) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 54.2, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Comforting Gray
Four Behr colors picked for Comforting Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Comforting Gray, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Austere Gray | SW 6184 | 51 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Winterwood | 1486 | 51 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | French Gray Linen | 1029-3 | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Comforting Gray (LRV 54.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Comforting Gray
Darker than Comforting Gray
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-04 |
| Hex | #C5C3B4 |
| RGB | 197, 195, 180 |
| HSL | 53°, 13%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.6, -1.9, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Comforting Gray (Behr BNC-04), published as #C5C3B4
#B4B9B2
#D6CDB4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Comforting Gray (Behr BNC-04)?
- Comforting Gray has an LRV of 54.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Comforting Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Comforting Gray in another brand?
- Winterwood (BM 1486) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Comforting Gray warm or cool?
- Behr lists Comforting Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.