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Smoke Embers 1466
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Smoke Embers sits at L* 77.4, a* -0.2, b* 2.8. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 2.8, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 29%.
LRV 51.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 51.4, Smoke Embers is lighter than 56% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Smoke Embers
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light French Gray | SW 0055 | 0.26 | Practically identical | |
| Knitting Needles | SW 7672 | 0.52 | Practically identical | |
| Silverplate | SW 7649 | 0.56 | Practically identical |
Closest Behr match to Smoke Embers
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Gray | HDC-WR15-3 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Natural Gray | PPU18-10 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Gull Gray | QE-50 | 1.42 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumulus Cloud | 1550 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silver Chain | 1472 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coventry Gray | HC-169 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Metropolitan | AF-690 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Half Moon Crest | 1481 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Himalayan Trek | 1542 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Silver Lake 1598 · lighter, LRV 54.8
- Smokey Taupe 983 · lighter, LRV 54.5
- Seattle Mist 1535 · lighter, LRV 55.3
- Knitting Basket CSP-405 · darker, LRV 48.4
- Coventry Gray HC-169 · darker, LRV 48.2
- Himalayan Trek 1542 · darker, LRV 47.0
Colors that go with Smoke Embers
Smoke Embers is too close to neutral (chroma 2.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Smoke Embers vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 2.5) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 51.4), more green.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 2.7) is lighter (LRV 53.0 vs 51.4), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 3.1) is lighter (LRV 58.2 vs 51.4), more yellow/warm, more saturated.