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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1597

Benjamin Moore Pebble Beach#C8CDCD · LRV 60

Pebble Beach reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1597 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE PEBBLE BEACH
RGB 200, 205, 205 LRV 60

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Pebble Beach
SKU 1597
Hex #C8CDCD
RGB 200, 205, 205
HSL 180°, 5%, 79%
LRV 60
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Pebble Beach

At LRV 60, Pebble Beach is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Pebble Beach 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.

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
Nomadic Travels
SKU 0524 · #CACECC · LRV 61
ΔE 1.1 (near-perfect)
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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 gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.56
All gray at Valspar →
4006-1A
#CACECE
Silver Leaf
ΔE 0.56 · LRV 61
4008-1A
#CCCECC
Bay Waves
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 61.3
5001-3B
#C8CFCC
Northern Sky
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 61.5
T634
#C5CFCD
Scottish Heath
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 60.9
V141-3
#C5CECA
Knightsbridge Mist
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 60.4

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7071
#C6CACA
Gray Screen
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 59
SW 7662
#C9CCCD
Evening Shadow
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 60
SW 6246
#CAD0D2
North Star
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 62
SW 7064
#CBCCC9
Passive
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 60
SW 6218
#C2CFCF
Tradewind
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 61

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.17
All gray at Behr →
UL260-17
#C7CAC9
Burnished Metal
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 59
N140-2
#CACCCD
Chicago Fog
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 60
790A-3
#CCCEC9
Road Runner
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 61
QE-49
#CCCBC7
Mexican Silver
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 60
N520-2
#C6D2D1
Silver Bullet
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 63

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1039-1
#CBD1D0
Ghost Whisperer
ΔE 1.19 · LRV 63
1036-2
#C9D2D1
Winter Chill
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 63
1004-2
#D1CDCA
Free Reign
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 61
1002-3
#D0CCC5
Cool Slate
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 61
1144-3
#BECFCD
Babbling Brook
ΔE 5.24 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-74
#CCD0CE
Dark Moon
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 62
JG-12
#C5C9C2
Wedding Band
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 58
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 58
JG-13
#C9CEC4
Emmie's Room
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 61
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 62

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 205
#CCD0CD
Skylight
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 62
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 63
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 5.9 · LRV 60
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 59
NO. 236
#C0CDC2
Teresa's Green
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.83
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC794
#CAD2D4
Salina Springs
ΔE 1.83 · LRV 63
DE6380
#D1D0D1
Clouded Vision
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 63
DEC790
#CAC7C4
Ice Gray
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 57
DE6276
#CBCDC4
Silhouette
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 60
DE6394
#D4CBCC
Eagle's View
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 61

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.65
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-35
#B9CDC8
Views
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-46
#C1CFC2
Two Scoops
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.56
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 8.56 · LRV 65
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 10.17 · LRV 51
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 11.41 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 14.64 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 17.52 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

2134-60
Whitestone
LRV null
CSP-5
Perspective™
LRV 60
2125-50
Sweet Innocence
LRV null
CSP-590
Early Frost
LRV null
1612
Pelican Gray
LRV 59
2133-60
Sidewalk Gray
LRV 61

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C8CDCD in HSL space. Pair Pebble Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8CDCD + #CDC8C8
TRIADIC
#C8CDCD · #CDC8CD · #CDCDC8
ANALOGOUS
#C8CDCB · #C8CDCD · #C8CBCD

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.61:1 fail
Sample text on black
13.07:1 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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