Castle Walls (BM 1573)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Castle Walls (BM 1573) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.8, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Castle Walls
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Castle Walls 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 Castle Walls, 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 | Halcyon Green | SW 6213 | 39 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Misty Moss | N420-3 | 39.7 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Ballroom Dancing | 5005-4A | 44 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Light Drizzle | 1033-4 | 41 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Castle Walls (LRV 40.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Castle Walls
Darker than Castle Walls
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1573 |
| Hex | #A2ADA5 |
| RGB | 162, 173, 165 |
| HSL | 136°, 6%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.7, -5.4, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Castle Walls (BM 1573), published as #A2ADA5
#91A3A3
#B4B7A5
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Castle Walls (BM 1573)?
- Castle Walls has an LRV of 40.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Castle Walls is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Castle Walls in another brand?
- Light Drizzle (PPG 1033-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Castle Walls warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Castle Walls as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.