Cape May Cobblestone (BM 1474)
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Cape May Cobblestone (BM 1474) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.1, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cape May Cobblestone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cape May Cobblestone 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 Cape May Cobblestone, 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 | Pussywillow | SW 7643 | 42 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Still Gray | N360-3 | 39.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wet Pavement | 5006-2A | 38 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hot Stone | 1007-4 | 39 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Cape May Cobblestone (LRV 40.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Cape May Cobblestone
Darker than Cape May Cobblestone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1474 |
| Hex | #ADABA2 |
| RGB | 173, 171, 162 |
| HSL | 49°, 6%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.9, -0.9, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cape May Cobblestone (BM 1474), published as #ADABA2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cape May Cobblestone (BM 1474)?
- Cape May Cobblestone has an LRV of 40.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cape May Cobblestone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cape May Cobblestone in another brand?
- Still Gray (Behr N360-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cape May Cobblestone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cape May Cobblestone as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.