Senora Gray (BM 1530)
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Senora Gray (BM 1530) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.2, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Senora Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Senora Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Senora Gray, 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 | Grassland | SW 6163 | 50 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Historical Ruins | BXC-19 | 48.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Senora Gray (LRV 48.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Senora Gray
Darker than Senora Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1530 |
| Hex | #C0BBA9 |
| RGB | 192, 187, 169 |
| HSL | 47°, 15%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.8, -1.4, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Senora Gray (BM 1530), published as #C0BBA9
#AFB1A7
#D1C5A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Senora Gray (BM 1530)?
- Senora Gray has an LRV of 48.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Senora Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Senora Gray in another brand?
- Historical Ruins (Behr BXC-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Senora Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Senora Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.