Gargoyle (BM 1546)
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Gargoyle (BM 1546) is a very deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.9, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gargoyle
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gargoyle by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Gargoyle, 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 | Carriage Stone | SW 9614 | 18 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rooftop Garden | QE-38 | 17.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Olive Sawdust | 6007-2C | 16 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Clam Shell | 1023-6 | 18 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gargoyle (LRV 18.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Gargoyle
Darker than Gargoyle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1546 |
| Hex | #7C7567 |
| RGB | 124, 117, 103 |
| HSL | 40°, 9%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.5, 0.1, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gargoyle (BM 1546), published as #7C7567
#6D6C65
#8C7E67
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gargoyle (BM 1546)?
- Gargoyle has an LRV of 18.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gargoyle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gargoyle in another brand?
- Carriage Stone (SW 9614) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gargoyle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gargoyle as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.