Mountain Mist (BM 868)
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Mountain Mist (BM 868) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.6, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Mist
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mountain Mist by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Mountain Mist, 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 | Dew Drop | SW 9641 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Urban Mist | PPU12-13 | 69.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Emerald Ice | 7004-7 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter's Breath | 10-25 | 71 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Mountain Mist (LRV 70.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Mist
Darker than Mountain Mist
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 868 |
| Hex | #D4DDDC |
| RGB | 212, 221, 220 |
| HSL | 173°, 12%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, -3.2, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Mist (BM 868), published as #D4DDDC
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#E7E7DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Mist (BM 868)?
- Mountain Mist has an LRV of 70.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Mist in another brand?
- Winter's Breath (PPG 10-25) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Mist warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mountain Mist as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.