Nordic Gray (BM CC-576)
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Nordic Gray (BM CC-576) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 28.5, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nordic Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Nordic Gray 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 Nordic Gray, 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 | Urban Jungle | SW 9117 | 31 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Village Square | 730D-5 | 28.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oyster Shell | 14-13 | 29 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Nordic Gray (LRV 28.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Nordic Gray
Darker than Nordic Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-576 |
| Hex | #9E9079 |
| RGB | 158, 144, 121 |
| HSL | 37°, 16%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.4, 1.4, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nordic Gray (BM CC-576), published as #9E9079
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#AE9A79
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nordic Gray (BM CC-576)?
- Nordic Gray has an LRV of 28.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nordic Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nordic Gray in another brand?
- Village Square (Behr 730D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nordic Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Nordic Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.