Pebble Creek (BM 1453)
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Pebble Creek (BM 1453) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.3, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pebble Creek
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pebble Creek by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Pebble Creek, 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 | Beguiling Mauve | SW 6269 | 40 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silverberry | 670F-4 | 43.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Livid Violet | 4002-3C | 45 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Silver Service | 1004-4 | 41 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Pebble Creek (LRV 40.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Pebble Creek
Darker than Pebble Creek
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1453 |
| Hex | #AFA8AE |
| RGB | 175, 168, 174 |
| HSL | 309°, 4%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 3.6, -2.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pebble Creek (BM 1453), published as #AFA8AE
#9E9EAC
#C1B2AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pebble Creek (BM 1453)?
- Pebble Creek has an LRV of 40.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pebble Creek is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pebble Creek in another brand?
- Beguiling Mauve (SW 6269) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pebble Creek warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pebble Creek as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.2; 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.