Vale Mist (BM 1494)
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Vale Mist (BM 1494) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.9, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vale Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Vale Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Vale Mist, 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 | Liveable Green | SW 6176 | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Wabi-sabi | T18-10 | 56.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mix Or Match | 1031-1 | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Vale Mist (LRV 55.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Vale Mist
Darker than Vale Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1494 |
| Hex | #C7C8B7 |
| RGB | 199, 200, 183 |
| HSL | 64°, 13%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.1, -3.3, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vale Mist (BM 1494), published as #C7C8B7
#B6BEB5
#D9D2B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vale Mist (BM 1494)?
- Vale Mist has an LRV of 55.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vale Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vale Mist in another brand?
- Wabi-sabi (Behr T18-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vale Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Vale Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.