Beige Gray (BM ES-51)
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Beige Gray (BM ES-51) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.6, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beige Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Beige 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 Beige 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bridle Path | ECC-43-2 | 31.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Oyster Shell | 14-13 | 29 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Beige Gray (LRV 40.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Beige Gray
Darker than Beige Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-51 |
| Hex | #A2947F |
| RGB | 162, 148, 127 |
| HSL | 36°, 16%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.0, 1.7, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beige Gray (BM ES-51), published as #A2947F
#928A7E
#B29E7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beige Gray (BM ES-51)?
- Beige Gray has an LRV of 40.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beige Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Beige Gray in another brand?
- Urban Jungle (SW 9117) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beige Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Beige Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; 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.