Pearl Gray (BM 863)
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Pearl Gray (BM 863) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 73.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pearl Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pearl Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Pearl 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 | Opaline | SW 6189 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frostproof | QE-41 | 75.7 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wave's Crest | 5005-1A | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Salty Breeze | 1033-1 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Pearl Gray (LRV 73.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Pearl Gray
Darker than Pearl Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 863 |
| Hex | #DDE1D8 |
| RGB | 221, 225, 216 |
| HSL | 87°, 13%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, -2.9, 3.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pearl Gray (BM 863), published as #DDE1D8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pearl Gray (BM 863)?
- Pearl Gray has an LRV of 73.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pearl Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pearl Gray in another brand?
- Frostproof (Behr QE-41) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pearl Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pearl Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.9; 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.