Smoky Ash
Smoky Ash begins as a brown color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#998B75LRV
26.80
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 66 vs 27, Tapestry Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 27, Castle Walls is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 11, Smoky Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Monterey White is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 58 vs 27, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Smoky Ash reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 30 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 28 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 39 vs 27, Upper West Side is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashley Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Smoky Ash reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (27 vs 15) makes Smoky Ash the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A cool brown with the slightest hint of a hazy gray undertone.