Ocean Floor (BM 1630)
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Ocean Floor (BM 1630) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.1, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ocean Floor
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ocean Floor 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 Ocean Floor, 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 | Gibraltar | SW 6257 | 14 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Calligraphy | N490-6 | 12.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Cobalt Cannon | 5001-2C | 12 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Lava Gray | 1038-6 | 13 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Ocean Floor (LRV 14.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Ocean Floor
Darker than Ocean Floor
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1630 |
| Hex | #5F666C |
| RGB | 95, 102, 108 |
| HSL | 208°, 6%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.8, -1.3, -4.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ocean Floor (BM 1630), published as #5F666C
#4E5D6A
#706F6C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ocean Floor (BM 1630)?
- Ocean Floor has an LRV of 14.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ocean Floor is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ocean Floor in another brand?
- Gibraltar (SW 6257) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Ocean Floor warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ocean Floor as neutral, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -4.3; 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.