Brushed Aluminum (BM 1485)
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Brushed Aluminum (BM 1485) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.4, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brushed Aluminum
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brushed Aluminum by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Brushed Aluminum, 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 | Create | SW 9646 | 58 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Comforting Gray | BNC-04 | 54.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Metallic Mist | 1032-1 | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Brushed Aluminum (LRV 55.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Brushed Aluminum
Darker than Brushed Aluminum
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1485 |
| Hex | #C8C6B9 |
| RGB | 200, 198, 185 |
| HSL | 52°, 12%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, -1.6, 6.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brushed Aluminum (BM 1485), published as #C8C6B9
#B7BCB7
#DAD0B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brushed Aluminum (BM 1485)?
- Brushed Aluminum has an LRV of 55.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brushed Aluminum is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Brushed Aluminum in another brand?
- Comforting Gray (Behr BNC-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Brushed Aluminum warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brushed Aluminum as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.8; 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.