A soft greige that reads as a light warm gray in bright rooms and as a gentle beige in warmer light. It is popular as an all-over neutral for open-plan homes because it pairs easily with whites, woods and stone.
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Undertone: Light warm greige leaning beige.
LRV 63.09: Edgecomb Gray is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Living room, hallway, bedroom, open plan.
Trim: Edgecomb Gray pairs well with White Dove OC-17 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Edgecomb Gray on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Edgecomb Gray from Sherwin-Williams and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) is #D9D3C4, which is rgb(217, 211, 196). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 63.09. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Edgecomb Gray is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Edgecomb Gray has a light warm greige leaning beige undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray is Kestrel White (SW 7516, #E0D6C8), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 2.1). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Benjamin Moore Edgecomb Gray is Toasty Gray (N320-2, #D1CCC0), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 3.0). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.