Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Piano Concerto |
| SKU | 1445 |
| Hex | #C4BCC0 |
| RGB | 196, 188, 192 |
| HSL | 330°, 6%, 75% |
| LRV | 51 |
| Undertone | warm magenta tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Benjamin Moore Piano Concerto
At LRV 51, Piano Concerto is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its magenta 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.
Piano Concerto 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
15 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
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Portola Paints
Annie Sloan
Kompozit
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Piano Concerto 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 #C4BCC0 in HSL space. Pair Piano Concerto 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 Piano Concerto Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Piano Concerto 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 1445 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Piano Concerto
At Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Piano Concerto is Studio Mauve (SW 62) — very close at ΔE 3.06, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 51) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Studio Mauve swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Piano Concerto
Behr's nearest match is Such Melodrama (MQ5-32), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.42). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 51) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Piano Concerto without repainting risk. See the full Such Melodrama swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Piano Concerto
At Valspar, the closest color to Piano Concerto is Lavender Sand (P001) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 52.8 vs 51) and carries a warm magenta undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lavender Sand swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Piano Concerto
PPG / Glidden has no exact twin of Piano Concerto. The nearest is Hush (PPG1004-3) at ΔE 3.68 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Hush swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Piano Concerto
Glidden has no exact twin of Piano Concerto. The nearest is Pebble Grey (00NN 53/000) at ΔE 3.51 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Pebble Grey swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Piano Concerto
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Wintered Night (446-3DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.68). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 51) and carries a warm red undertone, so it substitutes for Piano Concerto without repainting risk. See the full Wintered Night swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Piano Concerto
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Piano Concerto. The nearest is Furtive Mauve (HGSW 2436) at ΔE 4.97 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Furtive Mauve swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Piano Concerto
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Piano Concerto is Savoy (1316) — very close at ΔE 3.43, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 51) and carries a cool blue undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Savoy swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Piano Concerto
Hirshfield's has no exact twin of Piano Concerto. The nearest is Savoy (1316) at ΔE 3.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Savoy swatch →
Portola Paints Equivalent of Piano Concerto
At Portola Paints, the closest color to Piano Concerto is Magic Potion (MAGIC POTION) — very close at ΔE 2.93, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 47 vs 51) and carries a cool violet undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Magic Potion swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Piano Concerto
Kompozit has no exact twin of Piano Concerto. The nearest is Savoy (1316) at ΔE 3.7 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 51). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Savoy swatch →