Blue Springs (BM 1592)
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Blue Springs (BM 1592) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.7, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Springs
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Springs 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 Blue Springs, 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 | Samovar Silver | SW 6233 | 51 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Meteor Shower | N450-3 | 47.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Autumn Fog | 4007-1B | 48 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maiden Mist | 1039-2 | 52 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Blue Springs (LRV 48.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Springs
Darker than Blue Springs
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1592 |
| Hex | #B4BBBC |
| RGB | 180, 187, 188 |
| HSL | 188°, 6%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, -2.2, -1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Springs (BM 1592), published as #B4BBBC
#A2B1BA
#C6C5BC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Springs (BM 1592)?
- Blue Springs has an LRV of 48.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Springs is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Springs in another brand?
- Autumn Fog (Valspar 4007-1B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Springs warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Springs as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.3; 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.