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Benjamin Moore Kingsport Gray HC-86: #948674, LRV and undertone

Kingsport Gray (HC-86) from Benjamin Moore is hex #948674 with an LRV of 25.05. It measures as a warm neutral with an orange-peach undertone, and black text on it reaches 5.92:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreKingsport GrayHC-86

Hex: #948674
RGB: 148, 134, 116
LRV: 25.05
Undertone: Warm neutral, orange-peach undertone

LRV 25.05. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a orange-peach cast (OKLCH hue 74°, chroma 0.031). Expect the orange-peach to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Ballet WhiteOC-9
Revere PewterHC-172
Swiss CoffeeOC-45
Linen Sand2151-60

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 swatchKingsport Graymedium, soft brown

HEX: #948674
RGB: rgb(148, 134, 116)
HSL: hsl(34, 13%, 52%)

Best text on it: black at 5.92:1

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Every code for Kingsport Gray

HEX#948674
RGBrgb(148, 134, 116)
HSLhsl(34, 13%, 52%)
HSV34°, 22%, 58%
CMYK0%, 9%, 22%, 42%
Lablab(56.8% 3.2 11.8)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.031 74.1)
Decimal9733748

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#F4F3F1
80%#EAE7E3
70%#DFDBD5
60%#D4CFC7
50%#CAC3BA
40%#BFB6AC
30%#B4AA9E
20%#A99E90
10%#9F9282
Base#948674
10%#857968
20%#766B5D
30%#685E51
40%#595046
50%#4A433A
60%#3B362E
70%#2C2823
80%#1E1B17
90%#0F0D0C

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#928575
20%#908576
30%#8E8478
40%#8C8479
50%#8A837A
60%#88827B
70%#86827C
80%#84817E
90%#82817F

Matching colors

Complementary

#948674
#748294

Analogous

#947674
#948674
#929474

Triadic

#948674
#749486
#867494

Split complementary

#948674
#749294
#767494

Tetradic (square)

#948674
#749476
#748294
#947492

Monochromatic

#3F3830
#6A5F52
#948674
#B5AC9F
#D7D1CA

Kingsport 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.

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

Kingsport Gray
Triad #749486
Triad #867494
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Kingsport Gray in use

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

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Headline in Kingsport 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#948674
Protanopia (no red cones)#8C8673
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#8F8974
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#9A8281

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	3.54:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	5.92:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	3.54:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	5.92:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	3.09:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --kingsport-gray: #948674;
  --kingsport-gray-rgb: 148 134 116;
  --kingsport-gray-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Kingsport Gray is HC-86 in the Benjamin Moore catalog. The hex is #948674, the RGB is 148, 134, 116, and the LRV is 25.05. Its value is almost the same as the neighboring Copley Gray, but the color is warmer and a touch more saturated.

What the figures say

HSL gives hsl(34, 13%, 52%), and OKLCH gives oklch(62.8% 0.031 74). A hue of 74 degrees with chroma 0.031 places it among warm neutrals, with an orange-peach lean that comes from its fairly high chroma of 0.031 relative to the neutral grays. Lab reads lab(56.8% 3.2 11.8), with both a and b positive. CMYK is 0%, 9%, 22%, 42%. If you hold it beside a cool gray, expect the peach to look obvious.

Coordinating colors on the brand's list

The listed set has four colors: Ballet White (OC-9), Revere Pewter (HC-172), Swiss Coffee (OC-45) and Linen Sand (2151-60). Revere Pewter and Swiss Coffee have pages on this site. Revere Pewter is a lighter, related neutral; Swiss Coffee is the bright partner that opens up trim.

Worked example

Take a mudroom with slate tile, hooks on a painted board wall and one west-facing door with a glass panel. Painting the board wall in Kingsport Gray and the ceiling in Swiss Coffee gives a clear line between the two. At LRV 25.05 the wall will not bounce much light, so add a bright fixture. If you design a package label in #948674, black text measures 5.92:1 and white text 3.54:1, so black clears the usual 4.5:1 threshold and white does not.

Compared with Copley Gray, the sibling HC-104, Kingsport Gray gets its warmth from a different direction: the hue angle here is 74 degrees against 89 there, so this one leans toward peach while the other leans toward yellow. The ΔE of 3.8 between them is enough to notice if they hang side by side, which matters if you plan to use both in an open floor plan.

In practice, a mudroom paint takes scuffs and wet coats, so pick a finish with your paint dealer that suits the traffic; this page does not measure that. What it does show is that the color itself is a mid-low value, forgiving of everyday marks, with enough warmth to keep a utility room from feeling institutional.

Neighbors in the data

In the same brand, Copley Gray (HC-104) is ΔE 3.8 and Driftwood (2107-40) is 3.9, both related but visible. Sage Mountain (1488) at 6.2 is clearly different.

Sherwin-Williams Hardware (SW 6172) is the nearest from outside at 3.4. Connected Gray (SW 6165) is 5, Poised Taupe (SW 6039) is 6.3 and Messenger Bag (SW 7740) is 8.2. Nothing falls under 2, so no listed color is a near-twin. Compare physical samples under your own lamps.