Knoxville Gray
HC-160 · Benjamin Moore
GrayView Knoxville Gray HC-160 on the Benjamin Moore site ↗Hex
#5E6C6C
LRV
16
Family
Gray
HC-160
Color profile
Light value
16 · Deep
Undertone
Cool cool, teal cast
Family
Gray
“An alluring blue-green with a heavy dose of gray.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 16 Deep · absorbs more light than it reflects
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Knoxville GrayThis colorKnoxville GrayBenjamin Moore · HC-160
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Tap any color to compareKnoxville Gray vs Quarry Rock
16LRV15
#5E6C6CHex#616964
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, green cast
Knoxville Gray vs Kitty Gray
16LRV16
#5E6C6CHex#646B68
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, teal cast
Knoxville Gray vs Blue Spruce
16LRV17
#5E6C6CHex#607077
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Knoxville Gray vs Caldwell Green
16LRV16
#5E6C6CHex#627067
GrayFamilyGreen
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, green lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareKnoxville Gray vs Mountain Pass
16LRV14
#5E6C6CHex#5C6A6A
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, teal cast
Mountain Pass is near-identical · 2 points darker compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Mountain Pine
16LRV15
#5E6C6CHex#616E6C
GrayFamilyGreen
cool, teal castUndertonecool, teal cast
Mountain Pine is very close match compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Inchyra Blue
16LRV13
#5E6C6CHex#58686A
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Inchyra Blue is very close match · 3 points darker compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Brooklyn
16LRV13
#5E6C6CHex#586766
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, teal lean
Brooklyn is very close match · 3 points darker compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Juniper Berry
16LRV14
#5E6C6CHex#576B6B
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, teal lean
Juniper Berry is very close match · 2 points darker · leans greener compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Relaxed Navy
16LRV13
#5E6C6CHex#59686C
GrayFamilyBlue
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Relaxed Navy is close match · 3 points darker · cooler compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Victorian Tapestry
16LRV15
#5E6C6CHex#656F6B
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, teal cast
Victorian Tapestry is close match · warmer compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Riverway
16LRV16
#5E6C6CHex#5D7274
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Riverway is close match · leans greener compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Superstition
16LRV15
#5E6C6CHex#5B6E74
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonecool, blue lean
Superstition is close match · cooler compared with Knoxville Gray.
Knoxville Gray vs Douter
16LRV15
#5E6C6CHex#636F68
GrayFamilyGray
cool, teal castUndertonewarm, green lean
Douter is close match · warmer compared with Knoxville Gray.
The full strip
Light to dark · hover to open a colorKnoxville Gray, answered
What is the LRV of Knoxville Gray?
Knoxville Gray (HC-160) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 16, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the dark range.
Is Knoxville Gray a warm or cool color?
Knoxville Gray has a cool undertone (cool, teal cast).
What is the closest match to Knoxville Gray from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Knoxville Gray is Mountain Pass (SW 9655) by Sherwin-Williams, near-identical · 2 points darker.
Benjamin Moore · HC-160
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