Ice Cap (BM 1576)
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Ice Cap (BM 1576) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 66.9, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ice Cap
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ice Cap 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 Ice Cap, 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 | Kingston | SW 9677 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Curio | MQ3-22 | 67.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Winter in Paris | 5002-1A | 66 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Secret Crush | 1135-3 | 72 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Ice Cap (LRV 66.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Ice Cap
Darker than Ice Cap
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1576 |
| Hex | #D3D9D2 |
| RGB | 211, 217, 210 |
| HSL | 111°, 8%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -3.3, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ice Cap (BM 1576), published as #D3D9D2
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#E5E3D2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ice Cap (BM 1576)?
- Ice Cap has an LRV of 66.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ice Cap is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ice Cap in another brand?
- Curio (Behr MQ3-22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ice Cap warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ice Cap as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.