Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray / CC-456 / Ashen Tan / PM-14 / AC-31 / 996 / Hot Spring Stones / HC-176

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Annapolis Gray for bedroom (1 photo)
Annapolis Gray for living room (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore HC-176 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Annapolis Gray for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray reviews (8 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray undertones?
Is Annapolis Gray HC-176 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Annapolis Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Annapolis Gray HC-176
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Annapolis Gray HC-176
Code:	HC-176
Name:	Annapolis Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray?

Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray HC-176 is a light, muted gray-beige with a noticeable warm cast. Its soft taupe undertone keeps it from reading stark or icy, while the restrained saturation gives walls a gently weathered, plaster-like appearance. In bright daylight, it can look like a pale greige; lower or warmer artificial light tends to bring out more of its beige side. Annapolis Gray is well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a quiet neutral is needed without turning the room white. Pair it with creamy trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and charcoal or deep brown accents for contrast.

Annapolis Gray for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Annapolis Gray for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore HC-176 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Annapolis Gray for exterior

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray reviews (8 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray undertones?

Annapolis Gray reads as a mid-light, very muted warm gray-beige with a soft, low-saturation appearance. In the supplied digital color, the subtle bias leans yellow with a slight red influence, which can make it look more like a greige or light taupe than a cool gray. Benjamin Moore describes it as a neutral with “just a blush of color,” a description that fits its visibly softened warm-gray family rather than a strongly colored beige. Warm artificial light may bring out its beige warmth, while cool daylight can make the gray aspect appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#C9BEAF

RGB code:

201, 190, 175

Is Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray cool or warm?

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With a hue of 35°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

HC-176 Annapolis Gray HSL code: 35, 19%, 74%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Annapolis Gray

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Annapolis Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.

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LRV of Annapolis Gray

Annapolis Gray has an LRV of 50.72% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 50.72%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#C9BEAF
RGB Decimal	201, 190, 175
RGB Percent	78.82%, 74.51%, 68.63%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 12.94% Value: 78.82%
HSL	hsl(35, 19, 74)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.47 Yellow: 12.94 Key: 21.18
YIQ	Y: 191.579 I: 11.375 Q: -2.341
XYZ	X: 50.237 Y: 52.34 Z: 48.002
CIE Lab	L:77.484 a:1.317 b:8.962
CIE Luv	L:77.484 u:7.401 v:12.752
Decimal	13221551
Hunter Lab	72.347, -2.656, 11.304