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Beige Gray ES-51
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Beige Gray sits at L* 62.0, a* 1.7, b* 13.0. Its hue angle is 83° and its chroma is 13.1, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 52%.
LRV 40.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.6, Beige Gray 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 Beige 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Jungle | SW 9117 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Colonial Revival Stone | SW 2827 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tanglewood | SW 9607 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Beige 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridle Path | ECC-43-2 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Shadow Taupe | BNC-24 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Rolling Pebble | PPU7-23 | 1.25 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Hollow | 978 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Alexandria Beige | HC-77 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Weimaraner | AF-155 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cole Stone | CW-60 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Downtown | CSP-165 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabot Trail | 998 | 2.93 | 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.
- Ashley Gray HC-87 · lighter, LRV 33.5
- Waynesboro Taupe 1544 · lighter, LRV 33.5
- Great Plains Gold 1077 · lighter, LRV 32.6
- Ticonderoga Taupe 992 · darker, LRV 27.5
- Hancock Gray HC-97 · darker, LRV 26.9
- Worn Leather Shoes CSP-135 · darker, LRV 27.2
Colors that go with Beige Gray
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Oxford Gray 2128-40 · complementary (180°)
- Baywood Brown 1234 · analogous (−30°)
- Mistletoe 474 · analogous (+30°)
- Williamsburg Wythe Blue CW-590 · triadic (120°)
- Iris Bliss 1383 · triadic (240°)
Beige Gray vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 6.8) is darker (LRV 37.0 vs 40.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 7.9) is darker (LRV 38.7 vs 40.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 8.0) is darker (LRV 30.4 vs 40.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.