Tavern Gray (BM CW-40)
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Tavern Gray (BM CW-40) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 26.6, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tavern Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tavern 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 Tavern 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 | Bunglehouse Gray | SW 2845 | 28 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Witch Hazel | 780D-6 | 25 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandalwood | 6008-2B | 27 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Meander | 1029-5 | 26 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Tavern Gray (LRV 26.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Tavern Gray
Darker than Tavern Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-40 |
| Hex | #918A75 |
| RGB | 145, 138, 117 |
| HSL | 45°, 11%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.5, -1.1, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tavern Gray (BM CW-40), published as #918A75
#828174
#A19475
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tavern Gray (BM CW-40)?
- Tavern Gray has an LRV of 26.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tavern Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tavern Gray in another brand?
- Witch Hazel (Behr 780D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Tavern Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tavern Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.