Early Morning Mist (BM 1528)
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Early Morning Mist (BM 1528) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.2, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Early Morning Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Early Morning Mist 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 Early Morning 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 | Oat Milk | SW 9501 | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Moon | UL200-9 | 67.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | September Fog | 6003-1A | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Veil Of Dusk | 1029-2 | 68 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Early Morning Mist (LRV 67.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Early Morning Mist
Darker than Early Morning Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1528 |
| Hex | #DBD8C9 |
| RGB | 219, 216, 201 |
| HSL | 50°, 20%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, -1.6, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Early Morning Mist (BM 1528), published as #DBD8C9
#CACEC7
#EDE2C9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Early Morning Mist (BM 1528)?
- Early Morning Mist has an LRV of 67.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Early Morning Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Early Morning Mist in another brand?
- Veil Of Dusk (PPG 1029-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Early Morning Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Early Morning Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; 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.