Kingsport Gray (BM HC-86)
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Kingsport Gray (BM HC-86) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.1, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kingsport Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Kingsport 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 Kingsport 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 | Curio Gray | SW 0024 | 26 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rocky Ridge | ECC-25-1 | 25 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Wild Hawk | 6007-2B | 24 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dark Ash | 1025-5 | 23 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Kingsport Gray (LRV 25.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Kingsport Gray
Darker than Kingsport Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-86 |
| Hex | #948674 |
| RGB | 148, 134, 116 |
| HSL | 34°, 13%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.7, 2.2, 11.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kingsport Gray (BM HC-86), published as #948674
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#A48F74
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kingsport Gray (BM HC-86)?
- Kingsport Gray has an LRV of 25.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kingsport Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Kingsport Gray in another brand?
- Wild Hawk (Valspar 6007-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Kingsport Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Kingsport Gray as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.6; 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.