Collingwood (BM 859) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Collingwood, LRV 61.5 vs 60.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 5.6 vs 5.7).
- North rooms
- Collingwood keeps more brightness (L* 79.0 vs 77.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Pink Damask BM 890, #F6F0E7, LRV 85.5: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.
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More comparisons with Agreeable Gray
Collingwood (BM 859) is slightly lighter than Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and about as warm: LRV 61.5 vs 60, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Collingwood | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 859 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #D3CEC4 | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 211, 206, 196 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 40°, 15%, 80% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.5 | 60 | +1.5 |
| Lab L* | 82.9 | 81.9 | +1.0 |
| Lab a* | 0.0 | 0.3 | −0.4 |
| Lab b* | 5.6 | 5.7 | −0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Greige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Collingwood (BM 859), published as #D3CEC4
#C2C4C2
#E5D8C4
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 Collingwood (BM 859) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.5 LRV points lighter (61.5 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Collingwood in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Collingwood the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell Collingwood and Agreeable Gray apart.
- Which is lighter, Collingwood or Agreeable Gray?
- Collingwood, with an LRV of 61.5 against 60.
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Sources: Collingwood: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Agreeable Gray: 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.