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Little Falls 1621 (Benjamin Moore): hex #9EADB7, LRV and undertone

Little Falls (1621) from Benjamin Moore is #9EADB7 with an LRV of 41.07. It measures as a cool neutral with a blue undertone.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreLittle Falls1621

Hex: #9EADB7
RGB: 158, 173, 183
LRV: 41.07
Undertone: Cool neutral, blue undertone

LRV 41.07. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a blue cast (OKLCH hue 237°, chroma 0.022). Expect the blue to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Oxford White869
Thornton Sage464
Chantilly LaceOC-65
Wickham GrayHC-171

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 swatchLittle Fallslight, grayish blue

HEX: #9EADB7
RGB: rgb(158, 173, 183)
HSL: hsl(204, 15%, 67%)

Best text on it: black at 9.11:1

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Every code for Little Falls

HEX#9EADB7
RGBrgb(158, 173, 183)
HSLhsl(204, 15%, 67%)
HSV204°, 14%, 72%
CMYK14%, 5%, 0%, 28%
Lablab(69.8% -3.9 -7)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.022 236.9)
Decimal10399159

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#F5F7F8
80%#ECEFF1
70%#E2E6E9
60%#D8DEE2
50%#CFD6DB
40%#C5CED4
30%#BBC6CD
20%#B1BDC5
10%#A8B5BE
Base#9EADB7
10%#8E9CA5
20%#7E8A92
30%#6F7980
40%#5F686E
50%#4F575C
60%#3F4549
70%#2F3437
80%#202325
90%#101112

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#9BA9B2
20%#98A4AC
30%#95A0A7
40%#929BA1
50%#8F979C
60%#8C9296
70%#898E91
80%#86898B
90%#838586

Matching colors

Complementary

#9EADB7
#B7A89E

Analogous

#9EB7B5
#9EADB7
#9EA1B7

Triadic

#9EADB7
#B79EAD
#ADB79E

Split complementary

#9EADB7
#B79EA1
#B7B59E

Tetradic (square)

#9EADB7
#B59EB7
#B7A89E
#A1B79E

Monochromatic

#50616C
#728896
#9EADB7
#CAD2D8
#F3F5F6

Little Falls 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.

Little Falls with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Little Falls
Triad #B79EAD
Triad #ADB79E
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Little Falls in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; little falls carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Little Falls

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#9EADB7
Protanopia (no red cones)#A9ACB8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#A5A9B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#98B0B0

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.30:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	9.11:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.30:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	9.11:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	2.01:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --little-falls: #9eadb7;
  --little-falls-rgb: 158 173 183;
  --little-falls-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Little Falls is Benjamin Moore 1621, a dusty blue-gray. The hex is #9EADB7, the RGB is 158, 173, 183, and the LRV is 41.07, which lands in the mid-tone band: noticeably colored, and best where there is good daylight.

What the figures show

HSL reads hsl(204, 15%, 67%) and OKLCH reads oklch(73.9% 0.022 236.9). Lab sits at lab(69.8% -3.9 -7), and the negative b value is the blue. At hue 237 degrees and chroma 0.022, it measures as a cool neutral with a blue undertone. It is a slightly more saturated gray than a typical pewter, so it reads as a calm blue when it sits near white.

Coordinating colors

Benjamin Moore names four: Oxford White (869), Thornton Sage (464), Chantilly Lace (OC-65) and Wickham Gray (HC-171). Only Chantilly Lace has a page on ColorPlum, and a crisp white is the natural trim partner. The other three are named with their codes.

Matches and how big the gaps are

Little Falls has no near twin. In the Benjamin Moore line, Labrador Blue (1670) is ΔE 7.5, Smoke (2122-40) is 8.3 and Gentle Gray (1626) is 8.6. All are clearly different.

Across brands, Sherwin-Williams Steely Gray (SW 7664) is 7.4, Behr French Silver (PPU18-05) is 7.6, and Sherwin-Williams Jasper Stone (SW 9133) and Behr Rainy Afternoon (N430-4) are both 9.9. Since the closest is more than 5 away, there is no safe substitute in this set. If a store offers to match it, check the result under your own light.

Mid-tone blues are easy to misjudge from a small chip because the eye fills in more saturation than is actually there. Paint a sample at least two feet square on the wall itself and give it a full day, so you see it in morning, midday and evening light before moving on.

Worked example

Take a child's bedroom with a window facing north. Cool light makes a blue-gray feel cold, so I would use Little Falls on one wall behind the bed and keep the other three in Chantilly Lace. That keeps the room bright while giving the bed wall some color. With an LRV of 41.07, the shade will not darken the space the way navy would, yet you will still see it as blue. A white duvet and pale wood furniture will bring out the cool tone; warm-toned textiles will pull it toward gray.

Type on Little Falls

Black text on #9EADB7 reaches 9.11:1 and white text only 2.30:1. For signage, a label or a web banner, set the lettering in black or a very dark gray. The color converter can turn the hex into other formats if your printer needs them.