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Gentle Gray 1626
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Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Gentle Gray sits at L* 80.7, a* -2.8, b* -2.7. Its hue angle is 223° and its chroma is 3.9, so it leans blue-green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 15%.
LRV 57.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.2, Gentle Gray is lighter than 62% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Gentle Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Blue | SW 6225 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Upward | SW 6239 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Star | SW 6246 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Gentle Gray
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautical Gray | PPH-42 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Gris Náutico | PPH-42 (HISP) | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Alice White | MQ3-58 | 1.21 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Gray | 2131-60 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Palace Pearl | CW-650 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Mt. Rainier Gray | 2129-60 | 1.61 | Very close | |
| Brittany Blue | 1633 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Feather Gray | 2127-60 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Metallic Silver | 2132-60 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sleigh Bells 1480 · lighter, LRV 60.4
- Palace Pearl CW-650 · lighter, LRV 61.7
- Annapolis Green 687 · lighter, LRV 61.3
- Wales Gray 1585 · darker, LRV 53.5
- Sylvan Mist CSP-740 · darker, LRV 53.9
- Eternity AF-695 · darker, LRV 52.2
Colors that go with Gentle Gray
Gentle Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 3.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Gentle Gray vs popular colors
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 2.3) is about as light, more green.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 5.5) is lighter (LRV 59.4 vs 57.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 5.9) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 57.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.