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BENJAMIN MOORE · 1486

Benjamin Moore Winterwood#C1BFB1 · LRV null

Winterwood reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 1486 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE WINTERWOOD
RGB 193, 191, 177 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Winterwood
SKU 1486
Hex #C1BFB1
RGB 193, 191, 177
HSL 53°, 11%, 73%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Winterwood

At LRV null, Winterwood is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its yellow 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Winterwood earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Fiorito
SKU 0371 · #BFBFAF · LRV 51
ΔE 1.41 (near-perfect)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.75
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-26C
#C0BDAE
Mother Nature
ΔE 0.75 · LRV 51
8004-27B
#BCBCAE
Wharf Wind
ΔE 1.33 · LRV 50
M111
#C7C2B4
Feathers of a Dove
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 53.9
M341
#C8C2B6
Clay Figurine
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 54.2
8006-2D
#C1BBB0
Ask Me Anything
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1032-2
#BDBBAD
Hurricane Haze
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 49
1031-2
#BEC0B0
Misty Meadow
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 52
1126-4
#BFC3AE
Side Kick
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 53
1023-3
#C9BFB2
Ashen
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 53
15-25
#C8BCAB
Stonington
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 51

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.44
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6184
#BEBFB2
Austere Gray
ΔE 1.44 · LRV 51
SW 2844
#C2BDB1
Roycroft Mist Gray
ΔE 1.99 · LRV 51
SW 6191
#BDC0B3
Contented
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 52
SW 1015
#C6BFB3
Skyline Steel
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 53
SW 7641
#C6C0B6
Colonnade Gray
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 53

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51
All neutral at Behr →
PPU8-17
#C5C0B1
Fortress Stone
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 53
UL210-8
#C0C2B8
Silver Sage
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 53
HDC-FL13-10
#C2BBAB
Wilderness Gray
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 50
PPU9-19
#C6C1AC
Organic Field
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 53
MQ6-59
#C8C0AE
Still Moment
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 53
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 52
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 49
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 52
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 6.02 · LRV 53

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.49
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 2.49 · LRV 53
DEC795
#C3C0BB
Gray Pearl
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 53
DE6290
#BCC4BD
Ashwood
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 54
DEC782
#B9C3B3
Belize Green
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 53
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.69
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 53
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 51
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 50
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 50
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.24
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 6.33 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 11.46 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.84
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 65
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 11.84 · LRV 41
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.56 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.05 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 16.37 · LRV 51

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

2141-50
Horizon Gray
LRV null
861
Shale
LRV 50
CSP-170
Greenwich Gate
LRV null
CW-50
Tyler Gray
LRV null
1501
Paris Rain
LRV 53
CC-636
Mountain Air
LRV 53

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C1BFB1 in HSL space. Pair Winterwood with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C1BFB1 + #B1B3C1
TRIADIC
#C1BFB1 · #B1C1BF · #BFB1C1
ANALOGOUS
#C1B7B1 · #C1BFB1 · #BBC1B1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.85:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.35:1 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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