Gray Huskie (BM 1473)
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Gray Huskie (BM 1473) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 45.5, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Huskie
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Huskie 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 Huskie, 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 | Allegory | SW 9553 | 45 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Greige | PPU24-11 | 45.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Soulful Grey | 6004-1B | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Gray Huskie (LRV 45.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Huskie
Darker than Gray Huskie
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1473 |
| Hex | #B6B4AC |
| RGB | 182, 180, 172 |
| HSL | 48°, 6%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, -0.7, 4.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Huskie (BM 1473), published as #B6B4AC
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#C7BEAC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Huskie (BM 1473)?
- Gray Huskie has an LRV of 45.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Huskie is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Huskie in another brand?
- Greige (Behr PPU24-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Huskie warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Huskie as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.3; 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.