Gettysburg Gray (BM HC-107)

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Gettysburg Gray (BM HC-107) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 30.9, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gettysburg Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg 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 | Honed Soapstone | SW 9126 | 31 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Dusty Olive | PPU8-20 | 31.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Carolina | 5008-2A | 29 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gettysburg Gray (LRV 30.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Gettysburg Gray
Darker than Gettysburg Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-107 |
| Hex | #9A9684 |
| RGB | 154, 150, 132 |
| HSL | 49°, 10%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.0, -1.7, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gettysburg Gray (BM HC-107), published as #9A9684
#8A8C82
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gettysburg Gray (BM HC-107)?
- Gettysburg Gray has an LRV of 30.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gettysburg Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gettysburg Gray in another brand?
- Dusty Olive (Behr PPU8-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gettysburg Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gettysburg Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.