Arizona Paint Supply

Benjamin Moore  Specialty  Browns

Texas

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

Get this color mixedBook a color consult
AC-3LRV ≈ 20Specialty color

On the wall at Raintree as 979: Classics, right bay, middle band

Reading

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

At an approximate LRV of 20 it absorbs roughly three-quarters of the light that falls on it.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. It is a specialty color, so ask us before you use it outside.

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 — at this depth eggshell handles scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Soft gloss on doors.

Master Color Index

Code
AC-3
Collection
Specialty
Family
Browns
LRV (approximate)
≈ 20
Exterior
Specialty color — ask at the counter
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

Same paint, published under 2 more codes in other Benjamin Moore collections.

Works on

  • — Interior doors
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Texas
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Texas
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Texas
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to AC-3. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Tap a line for a quote in Texas.

AC-3 is a specialty color outside the current Master Color Index, so call us before you choose an exterior line for it. Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • Iron Gate1545LRV 23Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Browns.
  • MortarCC-574LRV 23Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Browns.
  • Country Life1490LRV 16Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Browns.
  • Sharkskin2139-30LRV 16Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Browns.
  • Pelham GrayCW-70LRV 22The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Two points lighter at about the same warmth.

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Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Texas compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    Benjamin Moore does not publish exterior guidance for AC-3, a specialty color, so ask us before you use it outside. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for exterior use.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. AC-3 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine 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 and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.