Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30)
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Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Iron Mountain
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Iron Mountain by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Iron Mountain, 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 | Peppercorn | SW 7674 | 10 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Maximum Gray | QE-62 | 9.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ebony Field | 4004-2C | 9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stone's Throw | 1008-7 | 11 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Iron Mountain (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Iron Mountain
Darker than Iron Mountain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2134-30 |
| Hex | #575553 |
| RGB | 87, 85, 83 |
| HSL | 30°, 2%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.3, 0.4, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30), published as #575553
#484C51
#665E53
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Iron Mountain (BM 2134-30)?
- Iron Mountain has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Iron Mountain is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Iron Mountain in another brand?
- Ebony Field (Valspar 4004-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Iron Mountain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Iron Mountain as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.