Ashley Gray (BM HC-87)
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Ashley Gray (BM HC-87) is a deep, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 33.5, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ashley Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ashley Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Ashley 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 | Pewter Tankard | SW 0023 | 33 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Shiitake | N220-4 | 32.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray By Me | 1008-4 | 32 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Ashley Gray (LRV 33.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Ashley Gray
Darker than Ashley Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-87 |
| Hex | #A59A8D |
| RGB | 165, 154, 141 |
| HSL | 32°, 12%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.2, 1.8, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ashley Gray (BM HC-87), published as #A59A8D
#95908B
#B5A48D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ashley Gray (BM HC-87)?
- Ashley Gray has an LRV of 33.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ashley Gray is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ashley Gray in another brand?
- Shiitake (Behr N220-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Ashley Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ashley Gray as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.