Iced Marble (BM 1578)

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Iced Marble (BM 1578) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.2, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Iced Marble
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Iced Marble 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 Iced Marble, 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 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Verdigris | PPU12-14 | 46.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Smoke Infusion | 5002-1B | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solstice | 1010-3 | 50 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Iced Marble (LRV 47.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Iced Marble
Darker than Iced Marble
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1578 |
| Hex | #B0B9B3 |
| RGB | 176, 185, 179 |
| HSL | 140°, 6%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.3, -4.3, 2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Iced Marble (BM 1578), published as #B0B9B3
#9FAFB1
#C2C3B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Iced Marble (BM 1578)?
- Iced Marble has an LRV of 47.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Iced Marble is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Iced Marble in another brand?
- Silvermist (SW 7621) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Iced Marble warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Iced Marble as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.0; 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.