Thunder (BM AF-685)
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Thunder (BM AF-685) is a medium, cool greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thunder
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Thunder 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 Thunder, 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 | Mindful Gray | SW 7016 | 48 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glasgow Fog | HDC-NT-06G | 48.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Thunder (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Thunder
Darker than Thunder
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | AF-685 |
| Hex | #BDB8AD |
| RGB | 189, 184, 173 |
| HSL | 41°, 11%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.9, -0.2, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thunder (BM AF-685), published as #BDB8AD
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#CEC2AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thunder (BM AF-685)?
- Thunder has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thunder is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Thunder in another brand?
- Glasgow Fog (Behr HDC-NT-06G) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Thunder warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Thunder as cool, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.