Grége Avenue (BM 991)
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Grége Avenue (BM 991) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.7, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grége Avenue
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Grége Avenue by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Grége Avenue, 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 | Perfect Greige | SW 6073 | 42 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Mesa Taupe | PPU5-14 | 40.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Timber Dust | 2007-10A | 42 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | El Capitan | 1020-4 | 40 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Grége Avenue (LRV 40.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Grége Avenue
Darker than Grége Avenue
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 991 |
| Hex | #B7A99C |
| RGB | 183, 169, 156 |
| HSL | 29°, 16%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, 2.8, 8.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grége Avenue (BM 991), published as #B7A99C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grége Avenue (BM 991)?
- Grége Avenue has an LRV of 40.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grége Avenue is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Grége Avenue in another brand?
- Perfect Greige (SW 6073) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Grége Avenue warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Grége Avenue as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.5; 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.