Pebble Beach (BM 1597)
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Pebble Beach (BM 1597) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.1, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pebble Beach
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pebble Beach 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 Pebble Beach, 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 | Gray Screen | SW 7071 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hush | PPU26-16 | 61.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Bay Waves | 4008-1A | 63 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Whisperer | 1039-1 | 63 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Pebble Beach (LRV 60.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Pebble Beach
Darker than Pebble Beach
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1597 |
| Hex | #C8CDCD |
| RGB | 200, 205, 205 |
| HSL | 180°, 5%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, -1.7, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pebble Beach (BM 1597), published as #C8CDCD
#B6C3CB
#DAD7CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pebble Beach (BM 1597)?
- Pebble Beach has an LRV of 60.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pebble Beach is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pebble Beach in another brand?
- Gray Screen (SW 7071) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pebble Beach warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pebble Beach as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.