Seattle Mist (BM 1535)
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Seattle Mist (BM 1535) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.3, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seattle Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seattle 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 Seattle 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 | Useful Gray | SW 7050 | 59 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Vintage Pewter | DC-009 | 55.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Storm's Coming | 1008-2 | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Seattle Mist (LRV 55.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Seattle Mist
Darker than Seattle Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1535 |
| Hex | #C9C5B8 |
| RGB | 201, 197, 184 |
| HSL | 46°, 14%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, -0.9, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seattle Mist (BM 1535), published as #C9C5B8
#B8BBB6
#DBCFB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seattle Mist (BM 1535)?
- Seattle Mist has an LRV of 55.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seattle Mist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Seattle Mist in another brand?
- Useful Gray (SW 7050) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Seattle Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seattle Mist as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.0; 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.