Collingwood (BM 859)
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Collingwood (BM 859) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.5, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Collingwood
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Collingwood 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 Collingwood, 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 | Gossamer Veil | SW 9165 | 62 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cotton Grey | HDC-NT-20 | 60.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Whiskers | 1025-3 | 61 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 859 |
| Hex | #D3CEC4 |
| RGB | 211, 206, 196 |
| HSL | 40°, 15%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.9, 0.0, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Collingwood (BM 859), published as #D3CEC4
#C2C4C2
#E5D8C4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Collingwood (BM 859)?
- Collingwood has an LRV of 61.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Collingwood is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Collingwood in another brand?
- Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Collingwood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Collingwood as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.