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Portland Gray 2109-60
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Portland Gray sits at L* 82.5, a* 1.5, b* 3.3. Its hue angle is 65° and its chroma is 3.7, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 31%.
LRV 60.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 60.2, Portland Gray is lighter than 65% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Portland 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual White | SW 6008 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Mercurial | SW 9550 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Grayish | SW 6001 | 1.30 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Portland 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft Lilac | N140-1A | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Smoked Oyster | 780A-2 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Burnished Clay | PPU18-9 | 1.78 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelica | AF-665 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Sea Froth | 2107-60 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Lilac Hush | CSP-490 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Wish | AF-680 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kitten Whiskers | 1003 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bone China | CC-426 | 2.53 | 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.
- Slip AF-605 · lighter, LRV 63.3
- Lavender Wash CSP-515 · lighter, LRV 64.8
- Gray Cashmere 2138-60 · lighter, LRV 64.5
- Porcelain 2113-60 · darker, LRV 56.6
- London Fog 1541 · darker, LRV 56.4
- Porringer Gray 2121-40 · darker, LRV 56.9
Colors that go with Portland Gray
Portland Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 3.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its orange lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Portland Gray vs popular colors
- Agreeable Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7029, ΔE 2.8) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 2.9) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 60.2), more green.
- Collingwood (Benjamin Moore OC-28, ΔE 3.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.