Brushed Aluminum
1485 · #C8C6B9 · LRV 56 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Brushed Aluminum56
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Brushed Aluminum, Really?
Brushed Aluminum reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1485 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Brushed Aluminum
Brushed Aluminum 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Brushed Aluminum
At LRV 56, Brushed Aluminum is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Brushed Aluminum 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 Benjamin Moore 1485 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 | Simple StoneSW 9521 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 57 | Color page → |
| Behr | Vintage PewterDC-009 · Behr | 2.6 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Swiss LiveryM204 · Valspar | 0.6 | 55.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | French Gray LinenPPG1029-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Grey Nuance90YY 55/049 · Glidden | 1.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Colonial Gray422-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
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.
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 #C8C6B9 in HSL space. Pair Brushed Aluminum with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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