Rushing River (BM 1574)
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Rushing River (BM 1574) is a deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 30.5, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rushing River
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rushing River 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 Rushing River, 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 | Jasper Stone | SW 9133 | 32 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Underground Gardens | N420-4 | 28.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Beguile | 5002-2A | 27 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gray Heron | 1033-5 | 28 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Rushing River (LRV 30.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Rushing River
Darker than Rushing River
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1574 |
| Hex | #8B978E |
| RGB | 139, 151, 142 |
| HSL | 135°, 5%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.3, -6.1, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rushing River (BM 1574), published as #8B978E
#7A8D8C
#9CA18E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rushing River (BM 1574)?
- Rushing River has an LRV of 30.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rushing River is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rushing River in another brand?
- Underground Gardens (Behr N420-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Rushing River warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rushing River as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.