Benjamin Moore  Classics® Collection  Neutrals

River Reflections

A mid-tone, muted greige. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

1552LRV 35Exterior approved

On the wall at Raintree: Classics, right bay, bottom band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 35 it absorbs roughly two-thirds of the light that falls on it, which is where a wall facing the afternoon sun starts to get hot.

Aura Exterior and Element Guard hold their color in our sun at this depth. The wall that takes the afternoon sun is where fading shows first.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on garage doors and high-touch trim. Flat on exterior stucco.

Master Color Index

Code
1552
Collection
Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection
Family
Neutrals
LRV (official)
35
Exterior
Approved for exterior use
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. 1552 publishes in the Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Exterior body: within all of the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley limits, and in the range Arizona HOAs favor
  • — Garage doors and exterior accents
  • — Feature and accent walls
  • — Cabinet bodies

On the wall

A stucco front, saguaros along the walk, shown in River Reflections
A stucco front, saguaros along the walk
A ranch house with a front porch, shown in River Reflections
A ranch house with a front porch
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner, shown in River Reflections
A pueblo-style front, saguaro at the corner
A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in River Reflections
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in River Reflections
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in River Reflections
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to 1552. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Upper West SideCSP-70LRV 39Four points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Gris Goéland ArgentéES-72LRV 40Five points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • BriarwoodHC-175LRV 32Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Gettysburg GrayHC-107LRV 31Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Rockport GrayHC-105LRV 37The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Two points lighter at about the same warmth.

Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how River Reflections compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Aura Exterior or Element Guard. At this depth the wall gets hot enough that the quality of the paint decides how long the color holds.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. 1552 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.