Polished Slate (BM 713)
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Polished Slate (BM 713) is a very deep, neutral blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.9, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polished Slate
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Polished Slate 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 Polished Slate, 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 | Rookwood Sash Green | SW 2810 | 13 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sequoia Lake | PPU12-02 | 13.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ocean Abyss | 5002-6C | 14 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Evening Emerald | 1144-6 | 15 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Polished Slate (LRV 14.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Polished Slate
Darker than Polished Slate
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 713 |
| Hex | #4E6C6B |
| RGB | 78, 108, 107 |
| HSL | 178°, 16%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.4, -11.1, -3.0 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polished Slate (BM 713), published as #4E6C6B
#3B6369
#60756B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polished Slate (BM 713)?
- Polished Slate has an LRV of 14.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polished Slate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Polished Slate in another brand?
- Sequoia Lake (Behr PPU12-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Polished Slate warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Polished Slate as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -3.0; 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.