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Pale Smoke 1584
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Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Pale Smoke sits at L* 83.7, a* -3.9, b* 0.3. Its hue angle is 176° and its chroma is 4.0, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 23%.
LRV 63.6: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 63.6, Pale Smoke is lighter than 70% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Pale Smoke
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serenely | SW 9632 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Lullaby | SW 9136 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Tradewind | SW 6218 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pale Smoke
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Mist | ECC-34-1 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Light French Gray | 720E-2 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Foggy Morn | PPF-17 | 1.96 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Blue | CW-635 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Cool Breeze | CSP-665 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Quiet Moments | 1563 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smoky Green | CC-700 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arctic Gray | 1577 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Silvery Moon | 1604 | 2.24 | 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.
- Blue Lace 1625 · lighter, LRV 66.1
- Thornton Sage 464 · lighter, LRV 66.3
- Wickham Gray HC-171 · lighter, LRV 67.9
- Mt. Rainier Gray 2129-60 · darker, LRV 59.5
- Wish AF-680 · darker, LRV 58.6
- Stonington Gray HC-170 · darker, LRV 59.4
Colors that go with Pale Smoke
Pale Smoke is too close to neutral (chroma 4.0) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Pale Smoke vs popular colors
- Gray Cashmere (Benjamin Moore 2138-60, ΔE 2.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, ΔE 3.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Palladian Blue (Benjamin Moore HC-144, ΔE 3.6) is darker (LRV 60.4 vs 63.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.