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Grège Avenue 991
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Grège Avenue sits at L* 70.1, a* 2.8, b* 8.5. Its hue angle is 72° and its chroma is 9.0, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 41%.
LRV 40.7: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.7, Grège Avenue is lighter than 45% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Grège Avenue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Greige | SW 6073 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Utterly Beige | SW 6080 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Smoky Beige | SW 9087 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Grège Avenue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Taupe | PPU5-14 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Deer Run | ECC-45-1 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Nantucket Sands | HDC-CL-05G | 1.34 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evening Gown | CSP-375 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Baja Dunes | 997 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Rocky Road | CC-470 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Cotswold | AF-150 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Quicksand | CSP-200 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sandlot Gray | 2107-50 | 2.67 | 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.
- Sandlot Gray 2107-50 · lighter, LRV 43.8
- Silver Fox 2108-50 · lighter, LRV 43.7
- Baltic Gray 1467 · lighter, LRV 44.0
- Brandon Beige 977 · darker, LRV 37.9
- Brandon Beige CC-530 · darker, LRV 37.9
- Sabre Gray 1482 · darker, LRV 38.2
Colors that go with Grège Avenue
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Little Falls 1621 · complementary (180°)
- Lost Locket CSP-410 · analogous (−30°)
- Herbal Escape 1487 · analogous (+30°)
- Silken Blue CSP-670 · triadic (120°)
- Spring Violet 2117-50 · triadic (240°)
Grège Avenue vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 3.5) is darker (LRV 37.0 vs 40.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 3.9) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 40.7), more blue/cool, more green.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 4.3) is darker (LRV 38.7 vs 40.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.