Smoke Embers (BM 1466)
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Smoke Embers (BM 1466) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51.4, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoke Embers
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Smoke Embers 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 Smoke Embers, 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 | Light French Gray | SW 0055 | 53 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 51.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Granite Dust | 5006-1C | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gray Shadows | 1005-3 | 51 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Smoke Embers (LRV 51.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoke Embers
Darker than Smoke Embers
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1466 |
| Hex | #C1BFBA |
| RGB | 193, 191, 186 |
| HSL | 43°, 5%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.4, -0.2, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoke Embers (BM 1466), published as #C1BFBA
#B0B5B8
#D3C9BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoke Embers (BM 1466)?
- Smoke Embers has an LRV of 51.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoke Embers is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Smoke Embers in another brand?
- Light French Gray (SW 0055) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoke Embers warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Smoke Embers as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.