Plymouth Rock (BM 1543)
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Plymouth Rock (BM 1543) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 42.7, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plymouth Rock
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Plymouth Rock 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 Plymouth Rock, 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 | Pachyderm | SW 9596 | 45 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rushmore Gray | HDC-CL-27G | 44.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Ashen Grey | 6004-1C | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Greyhound | 1008-3 | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Plymouth Rock (LRV 42.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Plymouth Rock
Darker than Plymouth Rock
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1543 |
| Hex | #B6AFA3 |
| RGB | 182, 175, 163 |
| HSL | 38°, 12%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.7, 0.4, 7.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plymouth Rock (BM 1543), published as #B6AFA3
#A5A5A1
#C7B9A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plymouth Rock (BM 1543)?
- Plymouth Rock has an LRV of 42.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plymouth Rock is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Plymouth Rock in another brand?
- Pachyderm (SW 9596) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Plymouth Rock warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Plymouth Rock as warm, with a Warm 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.