Ashwood Moss (BM 1484)
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Ashwood Moss (BM 1484) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.5, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ashwood Moss
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ashwood Moss by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Ashwood Moss, 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 | Shade-Grown | SW 6188 | 8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Twilight Forest | ECC-47-3 | 9.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blackened Pine | 5003-2C | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Licorice | 1009-7 | 8 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Ashwood Moss (LRV 10.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Ashwood Moss
Darker than Ashwood Moss
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1484 |
| Hex | #565851 |
| RGB | 86, 88, 81 |
| HSL | 77°, 4%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.0, -2.3, 3.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ashwood Moss (BM 1484), published as #565851
#474F4F
#656151
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ashwood Moss (BM 1484)?
- Ashwood Moss has an LRV of 10.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ashwood Moss is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ashwood Moss in another brand?
- Twilight Forest (Behr ECC-47-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ashwood Moss warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ashwood Moss as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.8; 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.