Benjamin Moore Coventry Gray#A9A89F · LRV 41
Why this color. Mid-tone cool gray; the Stonington Gray next-step in BM's HC palette.
Coventry Gray reads as a yellow / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-169 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Coventry Gray |
| SKU | HC-169 |
| Hex | #A9A89F |
| RGB | 169, 168, 159 |
| HSL | 54°, 5%, 64% |
| LRV | 41 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | Gray |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Farrow & Ball
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A9A89F in HSL space. Pair Coventry Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.