Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Pale Smoke |
| SKU | 1584 |
| Hex | #C9D3D0 |
| RGB | 201, 211, 208 |
| HSL | 162°, 10%, 81% |
| LRV | 64 |
| Undertone | cool blue-green tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Benjamin Moore Pale Smoke
At LRV 64, Pale Smoke is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.
Pale Smoke 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. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
Closest matches by brand
16 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Kompozit
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Pale Smoke within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C9D3D0 in HSL space. Pair Pale Smoke 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.
Benjamin Moore Pale Smoke Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Pale Smoke from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1584 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Lullaby (SW 9136), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 65 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Lullaby swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Behr's nearest match is Silver Bullet (N520-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Silver Bullet swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Valspar's nearest match is Sonnet Gray (T654), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 62.9 vs 64) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Sonnet Gray swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Pale Smoke
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Sky Splash (PPG1037-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.55). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Sky Splash swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Glidden's nearest match is Winter Chill (PPG1036-2), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Winter Chill swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Pale Smoke
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Pale Smoke is Silver Shores (430-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Silver Shores swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Pale Smoke
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Crisp Blue (HGSW 3327), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.73). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Crisp Blue swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Pale Smoke
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Pale Smoke is Mount Sterling (DE6317) — very close at ΔE 2.22, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 59 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mount Sterling swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Pale Smoke
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Pale Smoke is Dark Moon (JG-74) — very close at ΔE 2.83, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dark Moon swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Pale Smoke
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Pale Smoke is Skylight (NO. 205) — very close at ΔE 2.03, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 61 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Skylight swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Foggy Mist (0475), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.22). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Foggy Mist swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Foggy Mist (0475), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.11). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 63 vs 64) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Foggy Mist swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Pale Smoke
At Rodda, the closest color to Pale Smoke is Dusk Cloud (R073) — very close at ΔE 3.32, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64) and carries a true neutral undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Dusk Cloud swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Pale Smoke
At C2 Paint, the closest color to Pale Smoke is Overcast (C2-738) — very close at ΔE 2.22, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 64 vs 64) and carries a cool blue-green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Overcast swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Pale Smoke
Kompozit's nearest match is Foggy Mist (0475), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.11). It runs slightly darker (LRV 62 vs 64) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Pale Smoke without repainting risk. See the full Foggy Mist swatch →