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Raccoon Fur 2126-20: hex #464A4D, LRV and undertone

Raccoon Fur 2126-20 is a Benjamin Moore paint with hex #464A4D and an LRV of 8.28. It measures as a true neutral, a near-colorless dark gray.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreRaccoon Fur2126-20

Hex: #464A4D
RGB: 70, 74, 77
LRV: 8.28
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 8.28. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.007): it reads as a clean gray in most light.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

White DoveOC-17
Silken Pine2144-50
White HeronOC-57
Stonington GrayHC-170

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 swatchRaccoon Furdark gray

HEX: #464A4D
RGB: rgb(70, 74, 77)
HSL: hsl(206, 5%, 29%)

Best text on it: white at 8.94:1

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Raccoon Fur#464A4D

Every code for Raccoon Fur

HEX#464A4D
RGBrgb(70, 74, 77)
HSLhsl(206, 5%, 29%)
HSV206°, 9%, 30%
CMYK9%, 4%, 0%, 70%
Lablab(31.2% -1.2 -2.4)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.007 240)
Decimal4606541

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#EDEDED
80%#DADBDB
70%#C8C9CA
60%#B5B7B8
50%#A3A5A6
40%#909294
30%#7E8082
20%#6B6E71
10%#595C5F
Base#464A4D
10%#3F4345
20%#383B3E
30%#313436
40%#2A2C2E
50%#232527
60%#1C1E1F
70%#151617
80%#0E0F0F
90%#070708

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#4C4F52
20%#525557
30%#575A5C
40%#5D6061
50%#636567
60%#696A6C
70%#6F7071
80%#747576
90%#7A7B7B

Matching colors

Complementary

#464A4D
#4D4946

Analogous

#464D4C
#464A4D
#46474D

Triadic

#464A4D
#4D464A
#4A4D46

Split complementary

#464A4D
#4D4647
#4D4C46

Tetradic (square)

#464A4D
#4C464D
#4D4946
#474D46

Monochromatic

#0A0A0B
#222325
#464A4D
#6A7175
#91979B

Raccoon Fur 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.

Raccoon Fur with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Raccoon Fur
Triad #4D464A
Triad #4A4D46
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Raccoon Fur in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; raccoon fur carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Raccoon Fur

A paragraph with a link set in this color, which is dark enough for text on white.

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#464A4D
Protanopia (no red cones)#494A4D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#48494D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#444B4B

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	8.94:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	2.34:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	8.94:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	2.34:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	7.81:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --raccoon-fur: #464a4d;
  --raccoon-fur-rgb: 70 74 77;
  --raccoon-fur-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Raccoon Fur is Benjamin Moore's 2126-20, filed in the Color Preview collection, and its screen value is #464A4D. It is a deep, nearly colorless gray: dark enough to feel like charcoal, quiet enough that it will not announce a hue.

The numbers behind the gray

The hex converts to RGB 70, 74, 77 and hsl(206, 5%, 29%). The saturation of 5% is the clue that very little color is present, and OKLCH agrees: oklch(40.7% 0.007 240). A chroma of 0.007 is almost zero, so the undertone reads as a true neutral. You can check any of these conversions yourself in the color converter.

The LRV is 8.28. Light reflectance runs from 0 (black) to 100 (white), so this paint returns a small fraction of the light that lands on it. The file classes it as very dark, close to black on the wall, which is the right expectation for drama or contrast rather than brightness.

Pairings from the brand's list

The coordinating colors listed for Raccoon Fur are White Dove OC-17, Silken Pine 2144-50, White Heron OC-57 and Stonington Gray HC-170. Only White Dove has a page here: White Dove sits against Raccoon Fur at a contrast ratio of 7.68:1, a wide gap that makes a crisp trim line. The other three are noted by name and code only.

Neighbors by color difference

Within Benjamin Moore, the closest paint is Hale Navy HC-154 at a ΔE of 4.3, which is related but visible. Vermont Slate at 11 and Kendall Charcoal at 11.2 are clearly different.

Across brands, Iron Ore SW 7069 also lands at 4.3, Urbane Bronze SW 7048 at 7.1 and Naval SW 6244 at 8.2. Nothing is under 2, so no other paint here is a stand-in. Put real samples side by side before you commit.

Worked example

Picture a north-facing study, 11 by 13 feet, with one wall of built-in shelves. North light is cool and weak, and a dark color there will only get darker. At LRV 8.28, Raccoon Fur will absorb most of what little daylight arrives, so plan on lamps at shoulder height to keep the shelves from vanishing at four in the afternoon.

Paint the shelf wall and the shelving itself in Raccoon Fur, then take the ceiling and crown in White Dove. The 7.68:1 contrast between them is high enough that the ceiling line stays sharp even in dim light. If you are torn between this and Hale Navy, hold both samples against the sofa fabric: at ΔE 4.3 the difference is a small shift in blue, and you will see it most at dusk.

Text on this color

White text on #464A4D scores 8.94:1, while black manages only 2.34:1. For a label, menu board or web banner in this gray, use white. The contrast grid lets you test other pairs.