Alaskan Husky (BM 1479)
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Alaskan Husky (BM 1479) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.5, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alaskan Husky
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Alaskan Husky 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 Alaskan Husky, 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 | Silverpointe | SW 7653 | 64 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Pensive Sky | 710E-2 | 68.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Morning Lake | 7004-21 | 67 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fog | 1010-2 | 68 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Alaskan Husky (LRV 66.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Alaskan Husky
Darker than Alaskan Husky
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1479 |
| Hex | #D4D7D2 |
| RGB | 212, 215, 210 |
| HSL | 96°, 6%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.6, -1.9, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alaskan Husky (BM 1479), published as #D4D7D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alaskan Husky (BM 1479)?
- Alaskan Husky has an LRV of 66.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alaskan Husky is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Alaskan Husky in another brand?
- Pensive Sky (Behr 710E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alaskan Husky warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Alaskan Husky as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.