Charmeuse (BM AF-265)
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Charmeuse (BM AF-265) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.3, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Charmeuse
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Charmeuse 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 Charmeuse, 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 | Unfussy Beige | SW 6043 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Stonewashed Brown | N190-2 | 62.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Champagne Glee | 2003-10C | 65 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bermuda Sand | 1074-3 | 61 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Charmeuse (LRV 61.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Charmeuse
Darker than Charmeuse
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-265 |
| Hex | #DBCCC2 |
| RGB | 219, 204, 194 |
| HSL | 24°, 26%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.0, 3.5, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Charmeuse (BM AF-265), published as #DBCCC2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Charmeuse (BM AF-265)?
- Charmeuse has an LRV of 61.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Charmeuse is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Charmeuse in another brand?
- Stonewashed Brown (Behr N190-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Charmeuse warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Charmeuse as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.