Half Moon Crest (BM 1481)
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Half Moon Crest (BM 1481) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Half Moon Crest
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Half Moon Crest 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 Half Moon Crest, 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 | Argos | SW 7065 | 51 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Quiet Time | T18-19 | 49.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Granite Dust | 5006-1C | 50 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Solstice | 1010-3 | 50 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Half Moon Crest (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Half Moon Crest
Darker than Half Moon Crest
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1481 |
| Hex | #BBBEB8 |
| RGB | 187, 190, 184 |
| HSL | 90°, 4%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, -2.1, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Half Moon Crest (BM 1481), published as #BBBEB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Half Moon Crest (BM 1481)?
- Half Moon Crest has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Half Moon Crest is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Half Moon Crest in another brand?
- Solstice (PPG 1010-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Half Moon Crest warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Half Moon Crest as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.