Smoke Embers
1466 · #C1BFBA · LRV 51 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Smoke Embers51
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Smoke Embers, Really?
Smoke Embers reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1466 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Smoke Embers
Smoke Embers 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.
How Lighting Changes Smoke Embers
At LRV 51, Smoke Embers 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.
Most complaints about Smoke Embers are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 1466 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Light French GraySW 55 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.3 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Gull GrayQE-50 · Behr | 1.1 | 52 | Color page → |
| Valspar | SleepyT678 · Valspar | 3.6 | 52.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray ShadowsPPG1005-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gray ShadowsPPG1005-3 · Glidden | 2.2 | 51 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Scalloped Gray439-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Smoke Embers within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C1BFBA in HSL space. Pair Smoke Embers with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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