Boulevard (BM CC-394)
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Boulevard (BM CC-394) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.9, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boulevard
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Boulevard 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 Boulevard, 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 | Versatile Gray | SW 6072 | 48 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Graceful Gray | PPU18-12 | 47.4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Gallery Grey | 2006-10B | 49 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Legendary | 1019-3 | 50 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Boulevard (LRV 48.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Boulevard
Darker than Boulevard
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-394 |
| Hex | #C3B8AE |
| RGB | 195, 184, 174 |
| HSL | 29°, 15%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.4, 2.2, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boulevard (BM CC-394), published as #C3B8AE
#B2AEAC
#D4C2AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boulevard (BM CC-394)?
- Boulevard has an LRV of 48.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boulevard is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Boulevard in another brand?
- Versatile Gray (SW 6072) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Boulevard warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Boulevard as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.