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BENJAMIN MOORE · AF-615

Benjamin Moore Violetta#C4B7BB · LRV 49

Violetta reads as a red / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore AF-615 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE VIOLETTA
RGB 196, 183, 187 LRV 49

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Violetta
SKU AF-615
Hex #C4B7BB
RGB 196, 183, 187
HSL 342°, 10%, 74%
LRV 49
Undertone red / warm
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Violetta

Violetta sits in the mid-range at LRV 49, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Violetta is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
North Island
SKU 0552 · #BCB6B4 · LRV 47
ΔE 4.88 (noticeable)
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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 0.59
All gray at Valspar →
8004-2C
#C3B7BC
Sun Painter
ΔE 0.59 · LRV 49
P001
#C8BDC4
Lavender Sand
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 52.8
V076-2
#CBBBC4
Mischief
ΔE 2.93 · LRV 52.2
8003-1B
#BEB3BE
Pocketful of Posies
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 47
1002-10B
#C5B6AE
Seagull Beach
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 48.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All gray at Behr →
N130-3
#C2B6BB
Moonlit Mauve
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 49
740A-3
#BEB6BB
Oak Ridge
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 48
N160-3
#C8B4B6
Vintage Charm
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 48
PPU16-09
#BEB7C1
Aster
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 49
PPU16-10
#BDB8BB
French Lilac
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 49

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.12
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6009
#C2B6B6
Imagine
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 48
SW 6268
#BDB5B9
Veiled Violet
ΔE 2.28 · LRV 47
SW 62
#C6B9B8
Studio Mauve
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 50
SW 21
#C0B6B4
Queen Anne Lilac
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 48
SW 6275
#BDB8B8
Fashionable Gray
ΔE 4.41 · LRV 49

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.58
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6038
#C3B4B3
Young Fawn
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 47
DE6031
#CDBDBA
Wafting Gray
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 53
DE6059
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk
ΔE 4.73 · LRV 50
DE6381
#B6B5B8
Silver Bullet
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 46
DE6367
#B9BABA
Covered in Platinum
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 49

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
18-04
#C3B8B7
Luxurious
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 49
1046-4
#CAB7C0
High Society
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 50
1015-4
#CCB8B3
Subdued
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 50
1004-3
#C4BDBA
Hush
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 52
1005-3
#C2BDBA
Gray Shadows
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.66
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 9.33 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 14.17 · LRV 50
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 16.27 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 16.9 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.01
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 267
#BBB1AB
Dove Tale
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 45
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 8.43 · LRV 53
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 9.01 · LRV 52
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 11.68 · LRV 49
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 12.98 · LRV 51

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.09
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 7.09 · LRV 51
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 9.48 · LRV 48
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 9.52 · LRV 50
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 10.34 · LRV 50
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 13.7 · LRV 51

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.09
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.09 · LRV 53
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 11.17 · LRV 60
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 12.47 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 15.07 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.16 · LRV 51

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

1452
After the Rain
LRV null
2114-50
Victorian Mauve
LRV 48
2115-50
Iced Mauve
LRV 51
2116-50
African Violet
LRV 51
1445
Piano Concerto
LRV 51
CSP-495
Through the Looking Glass
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C4B7BB in HSL space. Pair Violetta with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C4B7BB + #B7C4C0
TRIADIC
#C4B7BB · #BBC4B7 · #B7BBC4
ANALOGOUS
#C4B7C2 · #C4B7BB · #C4BAB7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.94:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.84:1 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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