Benjamin Moore's 2019 Color of the Year is a composed, cool gray that stays balanced without turning blue or green. It is a dependable wall color for living rooms, offices and bedrooms.
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Undertone: Mid-tone gray with cool undertones.
LRV 49.96: Metropolitan is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Where to use it: Living room, office, bedroom, hallway.
Trim: Metropolitan pairs well with Chantilly Lace OC-65 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Metropolitan on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Metropolitan 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 Metropolitan (AF-690) is #BABDB8, which is rgb(186, 189, 184). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Metropolitan has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 49.96. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Metropolitan is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Metropolitan has a mid-tone gray with cool undertones undertone. By its digital value it sits on a fairly neutral middle, 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 Metropolitan is Light French Gray (SW 0055, #C2C0BB), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 2.4). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Benjamin Moore Metropolitan is Classic Silver (PPU18-11, #B9B9B4), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.7). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.