Smokey Slate
460E-3 · #A1CBB0 · LRV 53 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Evergreen Fog30
- 2Clary Sage41
- 3Smokey Slate53
- 4Morning Zen60
- 5Alabaster82
What Color Is Smokey Slate, Really?
Smokey Slate reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 460E-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smokey Slate
Smokey Slate is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Smokey Slate
At LRV 53, Smokey Slate is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Smokey Slate are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 460E-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Retro MintSW 9036 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.9 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Spruce Green2035-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Green Supreme6001-7C · Valspar | 1.3 | 55.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Heath GreenPPG1226-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Heath GreenPPG1226-4 · Glidden | 3.0 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Noah's Grass Stain230-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Smokey Slate within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A1CBB0 in HSL space. Pair Smokey Slate with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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