Vapor Trails (BM 1556)
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Vapor Trails (BM 1556) is a light, warm gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.4, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vapor Trails
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Vapor Trails by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Vapor Trails, 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 | Filmy Green | SW 6190 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Eon | N370-2 | 64.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Bay Sands | 5008-1B | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Frivolous Folly | 1128-2 | 63 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Vapor Trails (LRV 61.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Vapor Trails
Darker than Vapor Trails
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1556 |
| Hex | #CFD0C5 |
| RGB | 207, 208, 197 |
| HSL | 65°, 10%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.1, -2.3, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vapor Trails (BM 1556), published as #CFD0C5
#BEC6C3
#E1DAC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vapor Trails (BM 1556)?
- Vapor Trails has an LRV of 61.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vapor Trails is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Vapor Trails in another brand?
- Filmy Green (SW 6190) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vapor Trails warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Vapor Trails as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.