Wales Gray
1585 · #B9C5C3 · LRV 54 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Wales Gray54
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Wales Gray, Really?
Wales Gray reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 1585 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wales Gray
Wales Gray 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.
How Lighting Changes Wales Gray
At LRV 54, Wales Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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.
Most complaints about Wales Gray 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 1585 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 | Niebla AzulSW 9137 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Behr | Polished RockPPF-26 · Behr | 2.3 | 54 | Color page → |
| Valspar | New Morn FogM356 · Valspar | 0.8 | 53.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Misty SurfPPG1034-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Neo-Mediterranean Mist30GG 54/045 · Glidden | 0.7 | 54 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Grayed Wolf426-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 55 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Wales Gray 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 #B9C5C3 in HSL space. Pair Wales Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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