Wales Gray (BM 1585)
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Wales Gray (BM 1585) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.5, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wales Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wales Gray 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 Wales Gray, 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 | Niebla Azul | SW 9137 | 53 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Misty Morn | PPU12-10 | 55.6 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Smoke Infusion | 5002-1B | 49 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gale Force | 10-08 | 56 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Wales Gray (LRV 53.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Wales Gray
Darker than Wales Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1585 |
| Hex | #B9C5C3 |
| RGB | 185, 197, 195 |
| HSL | 170°, 9%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.6, -4.5, -0.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wales Gray (BM 1585), published as #B9C5C3
#A7BBC1
#CBCFC3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wales Gray (BM 1585)?
- Wales Gray has an LRV of 53.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wales Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wales Gray in another brand?
- Misty Morn (Behr PPU12-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wales Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wales Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.4; 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.