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Benjamin Moore Coventry Gray (HC-169): hex #B8BAB6, LRV 48.18

Coventry Gray (HC-169) from Benjamin Moore is #B8BAB6 with an LRV of 48.18. It measures as a true neutral with almost no undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreCoventry GrayHC-169

Hex: #B8BAB6
RGB: 184, 186, 182
LRV: 48.18
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 48.18. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.006): it reads as a clean gray in most light.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Yorktowne GreenHC-133
SteamAF-15
Temptation1609
Silvery Moon1604

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchCoventry Graylight gray

HEX: #B8BAB6
RGB: rgb(184, 186, 182)
HSL: hsl(90, 3%, 72%)

Best text on it: black at 10.73:1

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Every code for Coventry Gray

HEX#B8BAB6
RGBrgb(184, 186, 182)
HSLhsl(90, 3%, 72%)
HSV90°, 2%, 73%
CMYK1%, 0%, 2%, 27%
Lablab(75.3% -1.3 1.8)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.006 128.5)
Decimal12106422

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Coventry Gray in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F8F8F8
80%#F1F1F0
70%#EAEAE9
60%#E3E3E2
50%#DCDDDB
40%#D4D6D3
30%#CDCFCC
20%#C6C8C5
10%#BFC1BD
Base#B8BAB6
10%#A6A7A4
20%#939592
30%#81827F
40%#6E706D
50%#5C5D5B
60%#4A4A49
70%#373837
80%#252524
90%#121312

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#B2B4B1
20%#ADAEAB
30%#A7A9A6
40%#A2A3A0
50%#9C9D9B
60%#969796
70%#919190
80%#8B8C8B
90%#868685

Matching colors

Complementary

#B8BAB6
#B8B6BA

Analogous

#BABAB6
#B8BAB6
#B6BAB6

Triadic

#B8BAB6
#B6B8BA
#BAB6B8

Split complementary

#B8BAB6
#B6B6BA
#BAB6BA

Tetradic (square)

#B8BAB6
#B6BABA
#B8B6BA
#BAB6B6

Monochromatic

#6C6F68
#92958F
#B8BAB6
#DEDFDD
#F5F5F5

Coventry Gray in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Coventry Gray with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Coventry Gray
Triad #B6B8BA
Triad #BAB6B8
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Coventry Gray in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; coventry gray carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Coventry Gray

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#B8BAB6
Protanopia (no red cones)#BBB9B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#BAB9B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#B8BAB9

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.95:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	10.73:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.95:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	10.73:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.70:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --coventry-gray: #b8bab6;
  --coventry-gray-rgb: 184 186 182;
  --coventry-gray-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Coventry Gray carries the code HC-169 and the hex #B8BAB6, which is RGB 184, 186, 182. Its three channels are almost level, and that is the most useful fact about it.

Reading the gray

The OKLCH value is oklch(78.6% 0.006 128.5). Chroma of 0.006 is close to zero, so the file classes it as a true neutral. It shows up as a plain gray under most bulbs, with no strong pull toward warm or cool. HSL gives hsl(90, 3%, 72%), and CMYK is 1%, 0%, 2%, 27%. With an LRV of 48.18 it lands in the mid-tone band, meaning it gives back roughly half the light striking it. Such grays look darker on a wall than on a small card, so judge from a large sample.

Worked example

Take a galley kitchen that gets daylight from the east. Cabinets in Coventry Gray with white counters and a brighter white on the ceiling would keep the room neutral, because the paint adds no obvious yellow or blue of its own. Any warmth in the room will then come from the floor, the wood or the bulbs. If a dishwasher front or a steel hood sits beside the doors, the match to stainless is easy to check by holding a cabinet door next to it.

On the website side, a gray banner at this value takes black type at 10.73:1, while white type reaches just 1.95:1. Dark lettering is the safe choice.

Where it sits among similar colors

In the same brand, Smoke Embers (1466) is ΔE 2.6, related but visible. Fieldstone (1558) is 4.3 and Platinum Gray (HC-179) is 4.8, both clearly in the visible range and darker choices if you want more depth.

Other brands come closer. Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) is 2.3, and Sherwin-Williams Light French Gray (SW 0055) is 2.8. Behr Silver Bullet (N520-2) is 3.4 and Natural Gray (PPU18-10) is 3.7. Nothing is under 2, so no other listing here is a stand-in you could swap without noticing. Compare physical samples before substituting.

Coordinating colors

Benjamin Moore lists Yorktowne Green (HC-133), Steam (AF-15), Temptation (1609) and Silvery Moon (1604) with it. Those four have no page here, so look them up by code. Since the gray is level, it takes a green like Yorktowne Green without turning either color muddy, and a lighter entry such as Steam can serve as trim or ceiling.

Because the three RGB channels differ by only four steps, this gray is a forgiving choice beside mixed materials. Slate tile, white quartz and warm oak can all sit near it without fighting, which is harder to manage with a gray that carries a clear undertone.