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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1592

Benjamin Moore Blue Springs#B4BBBC · LRV 49

Blue Springs reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1592 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE BLUE SPRINGS
RGB 180, 187, 188 LRV 49

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Blue Springs
SKU 1592
Hex #B4BBBC
RGB 180, 187, 188
HSL 188°, 6%, 72%
LRV 49
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Blue Springs

Blue Springs sits in the mid-range at LRV 49, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Blue Springs is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Marseilles
SKU 0525 · #B7BBBB · LRV 49
ΔE 1.37 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6233
#B8BEBE
Samovar Silver
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 51
SW 2832
#B4B9B9
Colonial Revival Gray
ΔE 1.04 · LRV 48
SW 7663
#B8BCBB
Monorail Silver
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 50
SW 7668
#BAB9B6
March Wind
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 49
SW 6219
#ABBEBF
Rain
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 49

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6325
#B4BCBF
Crestline
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 49
DE6318
#AEB9BC
Lake Placid
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 47
DE6367
#B9BABA
Covered in Platinum
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 49
DE6346
#B7BDC4
Silver Springs
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 50
DE6339
#B0B9C1
Adirondack
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 48

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All gray at Behr →
MQ5-31
#B7BEC1
Distant Star
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 51
PPU18-05
#B8BCBE
French Silver
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 50
PPU18-5
#B8BCBE
French Silver
ΔE 1.73 · LRV 50
N460-3
#B6B9B9
Lunar Surface
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 48
HDC-CT-26
#AFBEBE
Watery
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 51
10-14
#B0BCC3
Stormy
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 49
1009-4
#B7B9B5
Gray Stone
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 48
1010-3
#BABDB8
Solstice
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 50
1040-3
#B0BEC5
Ocean Drive
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 50

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All gray at Valspar →
4006-1B
#B2B8BC
Voyage
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 47.2
5001-1B
#AEBABD
Grey Brook
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 47.8
V141-4
#B0B9B4
In the Shadows
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 47.3
8004-35C
#ACBCBD
Jolene
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 48
5006-1C
#B8B9B2
Granite Dust
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 48.1

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 51
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 49
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 48
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 7.46 · LRV 52
NO. 267
#BBB1AB
Dove Tale
ΔE 8.55 · LRV 45

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.24
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 50
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 45
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 5.54 · LRV 51
JG-63
#AFBCAF
Freshly Cut Stems
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 48
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 7.64 · LRV 48

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.63
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 8.31 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 9.14 · LRV 47

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.58
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 38
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 8.62 · LRV 51
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 11.49 · LRV 35
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.73 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Blue Springs within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

HC-169
Coventry Gray
LRV 48
2124-40
Thundercloud Gray
LRV 50
1564
Beach Glass
LRV 50
AF-690
Metropolitan
LRV 50
1605
Winter Solstice
LRV 51
HC-146
Wedgewood Gray
LRV 50

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B4BBBC in HSL space. Pair Blue Springs with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B4BBBC + #BCB5B4
TRIADIC
#B4BBBC · #BCB4BB · #BBBCB4
ANALOGOUS
#B4BCB9 · #B4BBBC · #B4B7BC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.95:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.77:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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