Bennington Gray (BM HC-82)
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Bennington Gray (BM HC-82) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.7, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bennington Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bennington 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 Bennington 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 | Woolen Mittens | SW 9526 | 46 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Palisade | ECC-21-2 | 46.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oregon Coast | 6007-1C | 48 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Distant Valley | 11-19 | 48 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Bennington Gray (LRV 46.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Bennington Gray
Darker than Bennington Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-82 |
| Hex | #C2B59A |
| RGB | 194, 181, 154 |
| HSL | 41°, 25%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, 0.2, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bennington Gray (BM HC-82), published as #C2B59A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bennington Gray (BM HC-82)?
- Bennington Gray has an LRV of 46.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bennington Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bennington Gray in another brand?
- Woolen Mittens (SW 9526) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bennington Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bennington Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.