Pale Smoke (BM 1584)
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Pale Smoke (BM 1584) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.6, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Smoke
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Smoke 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 Pale Smoke, 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 | Serenely | SW 9632 | 66 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pacific Mist | ECC-34-1 | 65.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Northern Sky | 5001-3B | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Winter Chill | 1036-2 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Pale Smoke (LRV 63.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Smoke
Darker than Pale Smoke
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1584 |
| Hex | #C9D3D0 |
| RGB | 201, 211, 208 |
| HSL | 162°, 10%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, -3.9, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Smoke (BM 1584), published as #C9D3D0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Smoke (BM 1584)?
- Pale Smoke has an LRV of 63.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Smoke is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Smoke in another brand?
- Northern Sky (Valspar 5001-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pale Smoke warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Smoke as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.3; 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.