Athena (BM 858)
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Athena (BM 858) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.6, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Athena
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Athena by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Athena, 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 | Oat Milk | SW 9501 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Campfire Ash | N320-1 | 69.5 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oyster Pearl | 7002-2 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Athena (LRV 68.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Athena
Darker than Athena
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 858 |
| Hex | #DDD9CE |
| RGB | 221, 217, 206 |
| HSL | 44°, 18%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, -0.5, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Athena (BM 858), published as #DDD9CE
#CCCFCC
#EFE3CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Athena (BM 858)?
- Athena has an LRV of 68.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Athena is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Athena in another brand?
- Campfire Ash (Behr N320-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Athena warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Athena as warm, with a Neutral 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.