North Cascades (BM 1411)
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North Cascades (BM 1411) is a medium, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.1, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with North Cascades
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for North Cascades by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 North Cascades, 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 | Grape Mist | SW 6548 | 54 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Satire | MQ5-40 | 54.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Fragrant Lilac | 4001-5B | 56 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silverberry | 1173-4 | 51 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to North Cascades (LRV 55.1) by LRV.
Lighter than North Cascades
Darker than North Cascades
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1411 |
| Hex | #C3C2D0 |
| RGB | 195, 194, 208 |
| HSL | 244°, 13%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.9, 3.0, -6.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
North Cascades (BM 1411), published as #C3C2D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of North Cascades (BM 1411)?
- North Cascades has an LRV of 55.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so North Cascades is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to North Cascades in another brand?
- Fragrant Lilac (Valspar 4001-5B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is North Cascades warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists North Cascades as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.9; 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.