Sleigh Bells (BM 1480)
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Sleigh Bells (BM 1480) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.4, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sleigh Bells
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sleigh Bells 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 Sleigh Bells, 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 | Silver Strand | SW 7057 | 59 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Setting | PWL-89 | 60.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bay Of Fundy | 10-07 | 63 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Sleigh Bells (LRV 60.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sleigh Bells
Darker than Sleigh Bells
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1480 |
| Hex | #CBCFC9 |
| RGB | 203, 207, 201 |
| HSL | 100°, 6%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.7, -2.5, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sleigh Bells (BM 1480), published as #CBCFC9
#B9C5C7
#DDD9C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sleigh Bells (BM 1480)?
- Sleigh Bells has an LRV of 60.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sleigh Bells is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sleigh Bells in another brand?
- Silver Setting (Behr PWL-89) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sleigh Bells warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sleigh Bells as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.