Manor Blue (BM 1627)
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Manor Blue (BM 1627) is a medium, cool gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.8, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Manor Blue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Manor Blue 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 Manor Blue, 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 | Lakeside | SW 9683 | 47 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Calming Space | ICC-45 | 46.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Courtyard Shadow | 4004-3B | 49 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Stormy | 10-14 | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Manor Blue (LRV 46.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Manor Blue
Darker than Manor Blue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1627 |
| Hex | #ACB7C0 |
| RGB | 172, 183, 192 |
| HSL | 207°, 14%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, -2.0, -5.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Manor Blue (BM 1627), published as #ACB7C0
#9AADBE
#BEC1C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Manor Blue (BM 1627)?
- Manor Blue has an LRV of 46.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Manor Blue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Manor Blue in another brand?
- Lakeside (SW 9683) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Manor Blue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Manor Blue as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.9; 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.