Wythe Blue (BM HC-143) vs Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Wedgewood Gray, LRV 49.6 vs 48.1.
- Warmer
- Wythe Blue (Lab b* 2.7 vs -1.2). Wythe Blue reads green-gray; Wedgewood Gray reads blue-gray.
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 71.9 vs 71.2 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Spring Mint BM 2040-70, #D9EDE7, LRV 80.1: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.8, noticeably different. At 3.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Wythe Blue (BM HC-143) is about as light as Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146) and warmer: LRV 48.1 vs 49.6, deltaE 3.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Wythe Blue | Wedgewood Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | HC-143 | HC-146 | |
| Hex | #AABEB4 | #ACBFBD | |
| RGB | 170, 190, 180 | 172, 191, 189 | |
| HSL | 150°, 13%, 71% | 174°, 13%, 71% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.1 | 49.6 | −1.5 |
| Lab L* | 75.2 | 75.9 | −0.7 |
| Lab a* | -8.8 | -6.9 | −1.9 |
| Lab b* | 2.7 | -1.2 | +3.9 |
| Undertone | Cool Green | Cool Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Green | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wythe Blue (BM HC-143), published as #AABEB4
#98B4B2
#BCC8B4
Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146), published as #ACBFBD
#9AB5BB
#BEC9BD
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 Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.5 LRV points lighter (49.6 vs 48.1), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Wedgewood Gray (BM HC-146) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -1.2 against 2.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Wythe Blue (BM HC-143) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 2.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Wythe Blue in other brands
Closest matches to Wedgewood Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Wythe Blue the same color as Wedgewood Gray?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.8. Most people can see the difference between Wythe Blue and Wedgewood Gray side by side.
- Which is lighter, Wythe Blue or Wedgewood Gray?
- Wedgewood Gray, with an LRV of 49.6 against 48.1.
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Sources: Wythe Blue: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Wedgewood 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.