Healing Aloe (BM 1562) vs Quiet Moments (BM 1563)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Healing Aloe, LRV 68.3 vs 60.7.
- Warmer
- Healing Aloe, both green-gray (Lab b* 3.7 vs 2.5).
- North rooms
- Healing Aloe keeps more brightness (L* 82.8 vs 78.4 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Harbor Fog BM 2062-70, #D3E7ED, LRV 74.8: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Quiet Moments
More comparisons with Quiet Moments
Healing Aloe (BM 1562) is lighter than Quiet Moments (BM 1563) and slightly warmer: LRV 68.3 vs 60.7, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Healing Aloe | Quiet Moments | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 1562 | 1563 | |
| Hex | #D5DBD2 | #C7CFC8 | |
| RGB | 213, 219, 210 | 199, 207, 200 | |
| HSL | 100°, 11%, 84% | 127°, 8%, 80% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.3 | 60.7 | +7.5 |
| Lab L* | 86.7 | 82.4 | +4.4 |
| Lab a* | -3.6 | -4.0 | +0.4 |
| Lab b* | 3.7 | 2.5 | +1.2 |
| Undertone | Cool Gray-Green | Neutral | |
| Temperature | cool | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Healing Aloe (BM 1562), published as #D5DBD2
#C3D1D0
#E7E5D2
Quiet Moments (BM 1563), published as #C7CFC8
#B5C5C6
#D9D9C8
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Healing Aloe (BM 1562) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7.5 LRV points lighter (68.3 vs 60.7), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Quiet Moments (BM 1563) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 2.5 against 3.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Healing Aloe (BM 1562) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 3.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Healing Aloe in other brands
Closest matches to Quiet Moments in other brands
Common questions
- Is Healing Aloe the same color as Quiet Moments?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Healing Aloe and Quiet Moments side by side.
- Which is lighter, Healing Aloe or Quiet Moments?
- Healing Aloe, with an LRV of 68.3 against 60.7.
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Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.