Gray Mountain (BM 1462)
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Gray Mountain (BM 1462) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.5, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Mountain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Mountain 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 Gray Mountain, 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 | Grapy | SW 7629 | 16 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Volcanic Gray | PPH-44 | 17.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Roaming Pony | 1003-9B | 17 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gibraltar Gray | 1002-6 | 15 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Gray Mountain (LRV 18.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Mountain
Darker than Gray Mountain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1462 |
| Hex | #797271 |
| RGB | 121, 114, 113 |
| HSL | 8°, 3%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.6, 2.5, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Mountain (BM 1462), published as #797271
#69696F
#897B71
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Mountain (BM 1462)?
- Gray Mountain has an LRV of 18.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Mountain is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Mountain in another brand?
- Volcanic Gray (Behr PPH-44) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Mountain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Mountain as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.