Ashwood Gray (BM 1654)
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Ashwood Gray (BM 1654) is a light, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.4, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ashwood Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ashwood Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Ashwood 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 | Atmospheric | SW 6505 | 67 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Millstream | PPU14-16 | 62.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Schoolboy Blue | 4007-5B | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Midsummer's Dream | 1151-3 | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Ashwood Gray (LRV 61.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Ashwood Gray
Darker than Ashwood Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1654 |
| Hex | #B9D3DA |
| RGB | 185, 211, 218 |
| HSL | 193°, 31%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.9, -7.2, -6.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ashwood Gray (BM 1654), published as #B9D3DA
#A6C9D8
#CCDDDA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ashwood Gray (BM 1654)?
- Ashwood Gray has an LRV of 61.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ashwood Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ashwood Gray in another brand?
- Midsummer's Dream (PPG 1151-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Ashwood Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ashwood Gray as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.4; 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.