Kitten Whiskers (BM 1003)
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Kitten Whiskers (BM 1003) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.7, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kitten Whiskers
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Kitten Whiskers by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Kitten Whiskers, 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 | Whirlwind | SW 9576 | 63 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Jodhpur Tan | N180-2 | 64.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Fog | 1002-10C | 67 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Steel Me | 1018-1 | 67 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Kitten Whiskers (LRV 64.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Kitten Whiskers
Darker than Kitten Whiskers
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1003 |
| Hex | #DCD3CA |
| RGB | 220, 211, 202 |
| HSL | 30°, 20%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.0, 1.6, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kitten Whiskers (BM 1003), published as #DCD3CA
#CBC9C8
#EEDDCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kitten Whiskers (BM 1003)?
- Kitten Whiskers has an LRV of 64.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kitten Whiskers is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Kitten Whiskers in another brand?
- Jodhpur Tan (Behr N180-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kitten Whiskers warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Kitten Whiskers as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.