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Tucker Gray CW-705
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Tucker Gray sits at L* 61.7, a* -1.8, b* -1.8. Its hue angle is 226° and its chroma is 2.5, so it leans blue 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 23%.
LRV 31.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.1, Tucker Gray is lighter than 34% 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 Tucker 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Gray | SW 9162 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Steely Gray | SW 7664 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Cadet | SW 9143 | 1.26 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Tucker 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pewter | PPU18-4 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Dark Pewter | PPU18-04 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Boulder Creek | ECC-34-2 | 1.24 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehedge | ES-76 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Sweatshirt Gray | 2126-40 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Pewter | 2121-30 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Silver | 2124-30 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gibraltar Cliffs | 1587 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wall Street | CSP-20 | 2.76 | 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.
- Cloudy Sky 2122-30 · lighter, LRV 33.3
- Sea Glass CSP-735 · lighter, LRV 33.3
- Pewter 2121-30 · lighter, LRV 33.8
- Chiswell Blue CW-660 · darker, LRV 29.5
- Deep Silver 2124-30 · darker, LRV 29.0
- Mineral Alloy 1622 · darker, LRV 28.5
Colors that go with Tucker Gray
Tucker Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 2.5) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Tucker Gray vs popular colors
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 7.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 9.1) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 31.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 9.3) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 31.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.