Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146)
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Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.6, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wedgewood Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wedgewood Gray 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 Wedgewood 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 | Rain | SW 6219 | 49 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Morning Parlor | HDC-CL-15G | 50.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | April Thicket | 5003-3C | 49 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Blue Willow | 1145-4 | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Wedgewood Gray (LRV 49.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Wedgewood Gray
Darker than Wedgewood Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-146 |
| Hex | #ACBFBD |
| RGB | 172, 191, 189 |
| HSL | 174°, 13%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.9, -6.9, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146), published as #ACBFBD
#9AB5BB
#BEC9BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146)?
- Wedgewood Gray has an LRV of 49.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wedgewood Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Wedgewood Gray in another brand?
- Morning Parlor (Behr HDC-CL-15G) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wedgewood Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wedgewood Gray as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.