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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1485

Benjamin Moore Brushed Aluminum#C8C6B9 · LRV null

Brushed Aluminum reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1485 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE BRUSHED ALUMINUM
RGB 200, 198, 185 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Brushed Aluminum
SKU 1485
Hex #C8C6B9
RGB 200, 198, 185
HSL 52°, 12%, 75%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Brushed Aluminum

At LRV null, Brushed Aluminum is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its yellow 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Brushed Aluminum earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Palatine
SKU 0370 · #C9C7B6 · LRV 57
ΔE 1.65 (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 neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.61
All neutral at Valspar →
M204
#C8C5B7
Swiss Livery
ΔE 0.61 · LRV 55.4
V145-2
#C6C4BB
Zen Pebble
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 55.1
T669
#C8C5B3
Grasscloth
ΔE 2 · LRV 55.5
6005-3B
#C9C5B3
Brown Buzz
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 55.5
5006-1B
#C8C7BF
Notre Dame
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 56.8

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 58
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 58
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 58
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 54

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6197
#C9C9C0
Aloof Gray
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 58
SW 7015
#CCC9C0
Repose Gray
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 58
SW 7043
#CEC6BB
Worldly Gray
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 57
SW 7036
#D1C7B8
Accessible Beige
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 58
SW 7022
#CCC5BD
Alpaca
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 56

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All neutral at Behr →
PPU10-10
#CAC8B6
Ocean Foam
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 57
PPU8-16
#CEC7B8
Coliseum Marble
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 57
720C-3
#CDC5BA
Wheat Bread
ΔE 3.47 · LRV 56
PPU5-08
#CCC3B6
Sculptor Clay
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 55
PPU5-8
#CCC3B6
Sculptor Clay
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1029-3
#CAC8B6
French Gray Linen
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 57
14-32
#CEC7B8
Ostrich Feather
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 57
1006-3
#CAC7BF
Early Evening
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 57
1033-3
#C3C7BD
Silent Storm
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 56
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 3.86 · LRV 57

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 53
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 55
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.49
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.98 · LRV 60
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.17 · LRV 41
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 15.69 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 16.13 · LRV 51

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.14
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 4.14 · LRV 53
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 5 · LRV 54
DEC790
#CAC7C4
Ice Gray
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 57
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 57
DE6374
#C6C6C6
Silver Polish
ΔE 6.18 · LRV 56

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1535
Seattle Mist
LRV 55
973
Ice Formations
LRV 55
HC-172
Revere Pewter
LRV 55
1494
Vale Mist
LRV 56
1541
London Fog
LRV null
983
Smokey Taupe
LRV 55

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C8C6B9 in HSL space. Pair Brushed Aluminum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8C6B9 + #B9BBC8
TRIADIC
#C8C6B9 · #B9C8C6 · #C6B9C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8BFB9 · #C8C6B9 · #C3C8B9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.72:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.23:1 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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