Winter Solstice (BM 1605)
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Winter Solstice (BM 1605) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.7, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winter Solstice
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winter Solstice 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 Winter Solstice, 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 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Polished Rock | PPF-26 | 53.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Polished Silver | 4008-1B | 47 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maiden Mist | 1039-2 | 52 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Winter Solstice (LRV 50.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Winter Solstice
Darker than Winter Solstice
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1605 |
| Hex | #B9BFBE |
| RGB | 185, 191, 190 |
| HSL | 170°, 4%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.9, -2.3, -0.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winter Solstice (BM 1605), published as #B9BFBE
#A7B5BC
#CBC9BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winter Solstice (BM 1605)?
- Winter Solstice has an LRV of 50.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winter Solstice is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Winter Solstice in another brand?
- Samovar Silver (SW 6233) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winter Solstice warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winter Solstice as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.2; 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.