Smoky Green (BM CC-700)
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Smoky Green (BM CC-700) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.7, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoky Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Smoky Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Smoky Green, 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 | Sea Spray | SW 9651 | 61 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Setting | PWL-89 | 60.8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Mellow Tune | 5003-1B | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bay Of Fundy | 10-07 | 63 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Smoky Green (LRV 60.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoky Green
Darker than Smoky Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-700 |
| Hex | #C7CFC8 |
| RGB | 199, 207, 200 |
| HSL | 127°, 8%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, -4.0, 2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoky Green (BM CC-700), published as #C7CFC8
#B5C5C6
#D9D9C8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoky Green (BM CC-700)?
- Smoky Green has an LRV of 60.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoky Green is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Smoky Green in another brand?
- Sea Spray (SW 9651) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoky Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Smoky Green as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.5; 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.