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Stormy Monday 2112-50
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Stormy Monday sits at L* 70.2, a* 0.9, b* 0.9. Its hue angle is 45° and its chroma is 1.3, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 25%.
LRV 40.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.5, Stormy Monday is lighter than 44% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Stormy Monday
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proper Gray | SW 6003 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Mystical Shade | SW 6276 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Ellie Gray | SW 7650 | 2.85 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stormy Monday
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Grey | UL260-7 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Soft Pebble | HDC-NT-27A | 1.15 | Very close | |
| Flannel Gray | N520-3 | 1.15 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Dollar | 1460 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Nightingale | AF-670 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baltic Gray | 1467 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fusion | AF-675 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stone Harbor | 2111-50 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Elephant Gray | 2109-50 | 3.35 | 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.
- Silver Dollar 1460 · lighter, LRV 44.3
- Sandlot Gray 2107-50 · lighter, LRV 43.8
- Marina Gray 1599 · lighter, LRV 44.5
- Sabre Gray 1482 · darker, LRV 38.2
- Pilgrim Haze 2132-50 · darker, LRV 37.8
- Mauve Desert 2113-50 · darker, LRV 37.8
Colors that go with Stormy Monday
Stormy Monday is too close to neutral (chroma 1.3) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Stormy Monday vs popular colors
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 4.2) is darker (LRV 38.7 vs 40.5), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 4.8) is darker (LRV 37.0 vs 40.5), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 5.2) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 40.5), more green.