Pale Smoke is a smoky, light neutral where blue meets gray, reading softly blue in north light and nearly gray in sun. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms and calm living spaces.
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Undertone: Light cool blue-gray.
LRV 63.6: Pale Smoke is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Bedroom, bathroom, living room, nursery.
Trim: Pale Smoke pairs well with Chantilly Lace OC-65 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Pale Smoke on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Pale Smoke 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 Pale Smoke (1584) is #C9D3D0, which is rgb(201, 211, 208). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Pale Smoke has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 63.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Pale Smoke is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Pale Smoke has a light cool blue-gray undertone. By its digital value it sits on the cool 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 Pale Smoke is Misty (SW 6232, #CDD2D2), 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 Pale Smoke is Light French Gray (720E-2, #C9CFCC), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.8). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.