Crownsville Gray (BM HC-106)
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Crownsville Gray (BM HC-106) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crownsville Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crownsville Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Crownsville 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Deserted Island | PPU8-24 | 20.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ironclad | 5008-2B | 19 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tortuga | 1032-5 | 22 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Crownsville Gray (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Crownsville Gray
Darker than Crownsville Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-106 |
| Hex | #867F69 |
| RGB | 134, 127, 105 |
| HSL | 46°, 12%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.2, -1.2, 12.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crownsville Gray (BM HC-106), published as #867F69
#777668
#968869
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crownsville Gray (BM HC-106)?
- Crownsville Gray has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crownsville Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crownsville Gray in another brand?
- Deserted Island (Behr PPU8-24) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Crownsville Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crownsville Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.9; 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.