Pelham Gray (BM CW-70)
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Pelham Gray (BM CW-70) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.5, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pelham Gray
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pelham Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Pelham 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 | Country Tweed | SW 9519 | 20 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Spanish Galleon | 760D-6 | 19 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ironclad | 5008-2B | 19 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Patches | 1024-6 | 21 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pelham Gray (LRV 21.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Pelham Gray
Darker than Pelham Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-70 |
| Hex | #847A67 |
| RGB | 132, 122, 103 |
| HSL | 39°, 12%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.6, 0.5, 11.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pelham Gray (BM CW-70), published as #847A67
#757166
#938367
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pelham Gray (BM CW-70)?
- Pelham Gray has an LRV of 21.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pelham Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pelham Gray in another brand?
- Country Tweed (SW 9519) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pelham Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pelham Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.8; 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.