Beach Glass (BM 1564)
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Beach Glass (BM 1564) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.7, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beach Glass
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Beach Glass 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 Beach Glass, 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 | Silvermist | SW 7621 | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Dew | HDC-NT-25 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Smoke Infusion | 5002-1B | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gale Force | 10-08 | 56 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Beach Glass (LRV 49.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Beach Glass
Darker than Beach Glass
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1564 |
| Hex | #B3BEB9 |
| RGB | 179, 190, 185 |
| HSL | 153°, 8%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.0, -4.7, 1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beach Glass (BM 1564), published as #B3BEB9
#A1B4B7
#C5C8B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beach Glass (BM 1564)?
- Beach Glass has an LRV of 49.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beach Glass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Beach Glass in another brand?
- Dew (Behr HDC-NT-25) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Beach Glass warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Beach Glass as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.