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Gray

Benjamin Moore 2138-60

HEX
#D0D6CE
RGB
208, 214, 206
LAB
85.0, -3.5, 3.2
LRV
≈ 66
Family
Light Gray, neutral
Nearest RAL
9018 Papyrus White
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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

  • Standing Stone Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Malachit 30 Caparol 3D Malachit 30 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Silver Maple Glidden 50GY 64/057 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Brook Green Behr N410-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Tunnel Gray Nerolac 5018 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
  • Pale Loden Hallman Lindsay 440 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

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 -3.5 and b value of 3.2 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Gray?

Standing Stone (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.5. 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.