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BENJAMIN MOORE · HC-173

Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray#D2C9B7 · LRV 63

Why this color. The lighter sister to Revere Pewter; consistent BM top-5 seller.

Edgecomb Gray reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-173 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE EDGECOMB GRAY
RGB 210, 201, 183 LRV 63

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Edgecomb Gray
SKU HC-173
Hex #D2C9B7
RGB 210, 201, 183
HSL 40°, 23%, 77%
LRV 63
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

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
Oak Tone
SKU 0217 · #D0C7B6 · LRV 58
ΔE 0.63 (imperceptible)
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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.

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.5
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 0.5 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 0.86 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 4.63 · LRV 58
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 6.81 · LRV 61

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All neutral at Behr →
750C-3
#D3CABA
Sandstone Cliff
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 60
MQ6-31
#D0C7B8
Shoreline Haze
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 58
PPU8-16
#CEC7B8
Coliseum Marble
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 57
MQ2-27
#D7C9B6
Studio Clay
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 60
PPU5-12
#D6CABB
Almond Wisp
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 60

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.16
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 1.16 · LRV 59
14-32
#CEC7B8
Ostrich Feather
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 57
1008-2
#CFC9BC
Storm's Coming
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 59
1027-2
#D0CBB6
Skipping Stone
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 59

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.28
All neutral at Valspar →
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 58.6
8004-20B
#D1C5B0
Sheepskin Rug
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 56
5008-1B
#D0CBBD
Bay Sands
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 59.8
8006-2C
#D0CABF
Wet Concrete
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 60
8004-26B
#CECBBD
Gentle Soul
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 59

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.59
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7036
#D1C7B8
Accessible Beige
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 58
SW 6162
#D1CCB9
Ancient Marble
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 60
SW 7050
#CFCABD
Useful Gray
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 59
SW 9085
#D5C7BA
Touch of Sand
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 59
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 59

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.12
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 55
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 61
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 60
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 60

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.25
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 58
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 57
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 2.34 · LRV 57
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 59
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 58

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.15
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 6.4 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 8.63 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 9.18 · LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D2C9B7 in HSL space. Pair Edgecomb Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D2C9B7 + #B7C0D2
TRIADIC
#D2C9B7 · #B7D2C9 · #C9B7D2
ANALOGOUS
#D2BBB7 · #D2C9B7 · #CDD2B7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.64:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.78:1 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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