Pelican Gray (BM 1612)
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Pelican Gray (BM 1612) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58.6, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pelican Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pelican 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 Pelican 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 | Gray Screen | SW 7071 | 59 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hush | PPU26-16 | 61.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Gravity | 4005-1B | 58 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Whisperer | 1039-1 | 63 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Pelican Gray (LRV 58.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Pelican Gray
Darker than Pelican Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1612 |
| Hex | #C6CBCC |
| RGB | 198, 203, 204 |
| HSL | 190°, 6%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.3, -1.5, -1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pelican Gray (BM 1612), published as #C6CBCC
#B4C1CA
#D8D5CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pelican Gray (BM 1612)?
- Pelican Gray has an LRV of 58.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pelican Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pelican Gray in another brand?
- Gray Screen (SW 7071) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pelican Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pelican Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.1; 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.