Pashmina (BM AF-100) vs Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173)
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Quick decision
- Lighter
- Edgecomb Gray, LRV 63.1 vs 44.2.
- Warmer
- Pashmina, both greige (Lab b* 9.8 vs 8.2).
- North rooms
- Edgecomb Gray keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 vs 68.9 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 8.4, clearly different. At 8.4, treat them as different colors.
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Edgecomb Gray
More comparisons with Edgecomb Gray
Pashmina (BM AF-100) is much darker than Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) and slightly warmer: LRV 44.2 vs 63.1, deltaE 8.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Pashmina | Edgecomb Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | AF-100 | HC-173 | |
| Hex | #BBB2A1 | #D9D3C4 | |
| RGB | 187, 178, 161 | 217, 211, 196 | |
| HSL | 39°, 16%, 68% | 43°, 22%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.2 | 63.1 | −18.9 |
| Lab L* | 72.9 | 84.7 | −11.8 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | -0.5 | +0.8 |
| Lab b* | 9.8 | 8.2 | +1.7 |
| Undertone | Warm | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pashmina (BM AF-100), published as #BBB2A1
#ABA89F
#CCBCA1
Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173), published as #D9D3C4
#C8C9C2
#EBDDC4
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 Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 18.9 LRV points lighter (63.1 vs 44.2), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Edgecomb Gray (BM HC-173) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 8.2 against 9.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Pashmina (BM AF-100) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 9.8), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Pashmina in other brands
Closest matches to Edgecomb Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Pashmina the same color as Edgecomb Gray?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 8.4. Pashmina and Edgecomb Gray are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Pashmina or Edgecomb Gray?
- Edgecomb Gray, with an LRV of 63.1 against 44.2.
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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.