PROFESSIONAL-GRADE PAINT
ONE COAT COVERAGE
MADE FOR REAL RESULTS
CompositePaint
BENJAMIN MOORE · 1445

Benjamin Moore Piano Concerto#C4BCC0 · LRV 51

Piano Concerto reads as a magenta / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1445 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

SEE IN A ROOM → CALCULATE PAINT NEEDED →
BENJAMIN MOORE PIANO CONCERTO
RGB 196, 188, 192 LRV 51

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Piano Concerto
SKU 1445
Hex #C4BCC0
RGB 196, 188, 192
HSL 330°, 6%, 75%
LRV 51
Undertone magenta / warm
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.

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
Savoy
SKU 1316 · #BEBDC6 · LRV 51
ΔE 3.7 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.42
All gray at Behr →
MQ5-32
#C3BEC3
Such Melodrama
ΔE 1.42 · LRV 52
UL250-10
#BDBABB
Grape CrÈme
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 50
PPU16-11
#BDBBBC
Grape Creme
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 50
PPU18-10
#C4BFBC
Natural Gray
ΔE 4.32 · LRV 53
HDC-WR15-3
#C2BFBC
Noble Gray
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 52

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.7
All gray at Valspar →
T532
#C8BEBF
Fairy Bubbles
ΔE 1.7 · LRV 53.1
P001
#C8BDC4
Lavender Sand
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 52.8
V076-2
#CBBBC4
Mischief
ΔE 4.2 · LRV 52.2
8004-46B
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 53
V136-2
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play
ΔE 4.3 · LRV 52.9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.71
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6548
#C5C0C9
Grape Mist
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 54
SW 62
#C6B9B8
Studio Mauve
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 50
SW 6282
#CBB8C0
Mauve Finery
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 51
SW 6254
#BEC1C3
Lazy Gray
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 53
SW 55
#C2C0BB
Light French Gray
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 53

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.81
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
18-04
#C3B8B7
Luxurious
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 49
1004-3
#C4BDBA
Hush
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 52
1005-3
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 51
1017-3
#C8BCB7
Fond Memory
ΔE 4.6 · LRV 52
1013-3
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind
ΔE 5.36 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.4
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 53
DE6059
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 50
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 53
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 52
DE6360
#C0C3C4
Foil
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.25
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 11.27 · LRV 58
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 11.71 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 13.99 · LRV 54

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.59
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 6.59 · LRV 54
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 6.61 · LRV 51
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 7.13 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 50
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 11.67 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.64
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 6.64 · LRV 55
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 7.83 · LRV 52
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 7.98 · LRV 53
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 9.75 · LRV 49
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 10.41 · LRV 51

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.61
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.61 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.7 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 12.32 · LRV 53
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 12.63 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 16.3 · LRV 51

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The 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.

2115-50
Iced Mauve
LRV 51
CSP-495
Through the Looking Glass
LRV null
1452
After the Rain
LRV null
2116-50
African Violet
LRV 51
AF-615
Violetta
LRV 49
1249
Homespun Charm
LRV null

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4BCC0 + #BCC4C0
TRIADIC
#C4BCC0 · #C0C4BC · #BCC0C4
ANALOGOUS
#C4BCC4 · #C4BCC0 · #C4BCBC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.86:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.3:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

EXPLORE MORE