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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1465

Benjamin Moore Nimbus#CFCCC4 · LRV 59

Nimbus reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1465 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE NIMBUS
RGB 207, 204, 196 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Nimbus
SKU 1465
Hex #CFCCC4
RGB 207, 204, 196
HSL 44°, 10%, 79%
LRV 59
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Nimbus

At LRV 59, Nimbus 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.

Nimbus 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 3.46 (close)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1007-2
#CECAC1
Swirling Smoke
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 59
1002-3
#D0CCC5
Cool Slate
ΔE 0.82 · LRV 61
1025-3
#D1CCC2
Whiskers
ΔE 1.15 · LRV 61
1004-2
#D1CDCA
Free Reign
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 61
1018-2
#D4CBC4
My Alibi
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 61

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 59
JG-55
#D1D1C5
Stoneware Pieces
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 63
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 62
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 61

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7671
#D0CEC8
On the Rocks
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 62
SW 7651
#CCCCC5
Front Porch
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 60
SW 7029
#D1CBC1
Agreeable Gray
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 60
SW 7654
#CECEC6
Lattice
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 61
SW 7634
#D3CCC4
Pediment
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 61

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.13
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC786
#D3CEC5
Miner's Dust
ΔE 1.13 · LRV 62
DE6227
#D4D0C5
Muslin
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 63
DE6276
#CBCDC4
Silhouette
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 60
DE6241
#D2CFC1
Lunar Landing
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 62
DE6220
#D4CEBF
Porous Stone
ΔE 3.05 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All neutral at Valspar →
T668
#D0CFC6
Passing Shadow
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 62.2
7007-24
#D1CBC1
Heritage Gray
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 60
T561
#D0CDC8
Gravel Drive
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 61.2
8006-2C
#D0CABF
Wet Concrete
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 60
V130-1
#D3CDC6
Basket of Bobbins
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 61.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.46
All neutral at Behr →
N320-2
#D2CCC3
Toasty Gray
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 61
PPU18-09
#D2CCC5
Burnished Clay
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 61
PPU18-9
#D2CCC5
Burnished Clay
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 61
HDC-NT-20
#D2CCC6
Cotton Grey
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 61
N200-2
#CDCEC5
Doeskin Gray
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 61

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.55
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 60
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 61
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 63
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 62
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 6.08 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 5.8 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 7.54 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.88
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.26 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 10.61 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 14.06 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 15.05 · LRV 51

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1534
Rodeo
LRV null
AF-680
Wish
LRV null
2109-60
Portland Gray
LRV null
HC-170
Stonington Gray
LRV 59
859
Collingwood
LRV 62
2112-60
Cement Gray
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CFCCC4 in HSL space. Pair Nimbus with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CFCCC4 + #C4C7CF
TRIADIC
#CFCCC4 · #C4CFCC · #CCC4CF
ANALOGOUS
#CFC7C4 · #CFCCC4 · #CDCFC4

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.6:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.09:1 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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