Gray
Benjamin Moore 2137-60
- HEX
- #D4D5CD
- RGB
- 212, 213, 205
- LAB
- 85.0, -1.8, 3.8
- LRV
- ≈ 66
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 9002 Grey White
With an LRV of about 66, Gray reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Gray in other brands
- Dappled Light Crown D3660F Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Mortar Behr N380-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- In The Cloud Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Illusion Jotun 8117 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- TVT 4004 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Hempel 12180 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Gray warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.8 and b value of 3.8 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Crown color to Gray?
Dappled Light (D3660F), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Gray?
≈ 66. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.