River Gorge Gray (BM 1537)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
River Gorge Gray (BM 1537) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 32.8, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with River Gorge Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for River Gorge 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 River Gorge 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 | Honed Soapstone | SW 9126 | 31 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Moon Rock | QE-58 | 32.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Tornado Watch | 6002-2A | 36 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Stonehenge Greige | 1024-5 | 34 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to River Gorge Gray (LRV 32.8) by LRV.
Lighter than River Gorge Gray
Darker than River Gorge Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1537 |
| Hex | #A09A89 |
| RGB | 160, 154, 137 |
| HSL | 44°, 11%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.7, -0.8, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
River Gorge Gray (BM 1537), published as #A09A89
#909087
#B0A489
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of River Gorge Gray (BM 1537)?
- River Gorge Gray has an LRV of 32.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so River Gorge Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to River Gorge Gray in another brand?
- Honed Soapstone (SW 9126) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is River Gorge Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists River Gorge Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.