Castle Peak Gray (BM 1561)
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Castle Peak Gray (BM 1561) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.6, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Castle Peak Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Castle Peak Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Castle Peak 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 | Eclipse | SW 6166 | 14 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Gladiator Gray | N370-6 | 14.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | City Arboretum | 6006-4C | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Nevergreen | 1031-6 | 13 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Castle Peak Gray (LRV 14.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Castle Peak Gray
Darker than Castle Peak Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1561 |
| Hex | #696757 |
| RGB | 105, 103, 87 |
| HSL | 53°, 9%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.4, -2.2, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Castle Peak Gray (BM 1561), published as #696757
#5A5E56
#787057
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Castle Peak Gray (BM 1561)?
- Castle Peak Gray has an LRV of 14.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Castle Peak Gray is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Castle Peak Gray in another brand?
- Nevergreen (PPG 1031-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Castle Peak Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Castle Peak Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.