Mount Saint Anne (BM 1565)

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Mount Saint Anne (BM 1565) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.9, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mount Saint Anne
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mount Saint Anne 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 Mount Saint Anne, 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 | Eventide | SW 9643 | 41 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Portsmouth Bay | QE-52 | 40.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Polaris | 10-04 | 41 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Mount Saint Anne (LRV 41.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Mount Saint Anne
Darker than Mount Saint Anne
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1565 |
| Hex | #A3B0AE |
| RGB | 163, 176, 174 |
| HSL | 171°, 8%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, -4.9, -0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mount Saint Anne (BM 1565), published as #A3B0AE
#91A6AC
#B5BAAE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mount Saint Anne (BM 1565)?
- Mount Saint Anne has an LRV of 41.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mount Saint Anne is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mount Saint Anne in another brand?
- Eventide (SW 9643) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mount Saint Anne warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mount Saint Anne as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.5; 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.