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BENJAMIN MOORE · HC-78

Benjamin Moore Litchfield Gray#D5CABB · LRV 59

Litchfield Gray reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-78 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE LITCHFIELD GRAY
RGB 213, 202, 187 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Litchfield Gray
SKU HC-78
Hex #D5CABB
RGB 213, 202, 187
HSL 35°, 24%, 78%
LRV 59
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Litchfield Gray

At LRV 59, Litchfield Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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.

Litchfield Gray 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.

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
Awakening
SKU 0560 · #D5CBBE · LRV 61
ΔE 0.86 (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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.49
All neutral at Behr →
PPU5-12
#D6CABB
Almond Wisp
ΔE 0.49 · LRV 60
750C-3
#D3CABA
Sandstone Cliff
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 60
MQ2-27
#D7C9B6
Studio Clay
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 60
MQ3-6
#D6CBC1
Granite Dust
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 61
MQ3-9
#DAC7B5
Loft Light
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 59

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 59
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 59
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 58
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1019-2
#D6CBBF
In The Buff
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 61
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 59
1008-2
#CFC9BC
Storm's Coming
ΔE 2.36 · LRV 59
1074-3
#DACBBF
Bermuda Sand
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 61

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 7.3 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 10.08 · LRV 60

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6078
#D3C8BD
Realist Beige
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 59
SW 9085
#D5C7BA
Touch of Sand
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 59
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 59
SW 7050
#CFCABD
Useful Gray
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 59
SW 6092
#DAC8B8
Lightweight Beige
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 60

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All neutral at Valspar →
6005-1B
#D0C9BA
Villa Grey
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 58.6
2008-10B
#DACAB9
Desert Fortress
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 60.9
8006-2C
#D0CABF
Wet Concrete
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 60
7007-24
#D1CBC1
Heritage Gray
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 60
5008-1B
#D0CBBD
Bay Sands
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 59.8

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 58
DEC773
#D6CFBF
Heather
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 63
DE6220
#D4CEBF
Porous Stone
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 62
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 59
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 7.41 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.39 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 14.48 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.98
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 64
NO. 201
#D9D2C1
Shaded White
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 65
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 60
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 61
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 60

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

ES-78
Bleached Gray
LRV 0
CSP-400
Rocking Chair
LRV 60
995
Mocha Cream
LRV 58
CSP-220
Lace Handkerchief
LRV null
CW-45
York Gray
LRV 59
1004
Desert Light
LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D5CABB in HSL space. Pair Litchfield Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D5CABB + #BBC6D5
TRIADIC
#D5CABB · #BBD5CA · #CABBD5
ANALOGOUS
#D5BDBB · #D5CABB · #D3D5BB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.62:1 fail
Sample text on black
13:1 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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