Bone Black (BM CW-715)
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Bone Black (BM CW-715) is a medium, warm gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.5, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bone Black
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bone Black 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 Bone Black, 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 | Sensible Hue | SW 6198 | 46 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stone Mill | ECC-27-2 | 46.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Soulful Grey | 6004-1B | 48 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Bone Black (LRV 47.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Bone Black
Darker than Bone Black
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-715 |
| Hex | #B9B8AE |
| RGB | 185, 184, 174 |
| HSL | 55°, 7%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.6, -1.4, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bone Black (BM CW-715), published as #B9B8AE
#A8AEAC
#CAC2AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bone Black (BM CW-715)?
- Bone Black has an LRV of 47.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bone Black is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bone Black in another brand?
- Sensible Hue (SW 6198) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bone Black warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bone Black as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.