Cumulus Cloud (BM 1550)
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Cumulus Cloud (BM 1550) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.3, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cumulus Cloud
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cumulus Cloud 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 Cumulus Cloud, 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 | Colonnade Gray | SW 7641 | 53 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pavestone | BXC-59 | 55.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Early Evening | 1006-3 | 57 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Cumulus Cloud (LRV 52.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Cumulus Cloud
Darker than Cumulus Cloud
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1550 |
| Hex | #C5C1B8 |
| RGB | 197, 193, 184 |
| HSL | 42°, 10%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, -0.2, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cumulus Cloud (BM 1550), published as #C5C1B8
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#D7CBB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cumulus Cloud (BM 1550)?
- Cumulus Cloud has an LRV of 52.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cumulus Cloud is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cumulus Cloud in another brand?
- Pavestone (Behr BXC-59) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cumulus Cloud warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cumulus Cloud as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.