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Nantucket Gray HC-111
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Nantucket Gray sits at L* 69.7, a* -2.7, b* 12.9. Its hue angle is 102° and its chroma is 13.2, 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 50%.
LRV 39.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.8, Nantucket Gray is lighter than 43% 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 Nantucket 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage | SW 2860 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Svelte Sage | SW 6164 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Clary Sage | SW 6178 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nantucket 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Wisdom | MQ6-27 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Spartan Stone | 780D-5 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Jungle Camouflage | N350-4 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Green | 1502 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Dried Basil | 1510 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Elemental | AF-400 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clarksville Gray | HC-102 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lapland | AF-410 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mosaic Tile | 1517 | 2.85 | 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.
- Oak Ridge 235 · lighter, LRV 42.5
- Quincy Tan HC-25 · lighter, LRV 42.5
- Plymouth Rock 1543 · lighter, LRV 42.7
- Broken Arrow 1026 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Chateau CSP-140 · darker, LRV 36.9
- Meditation AF-395 · darker, LRV 36.5
Colors that go with Nantucket Gray
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Freesia 1432 · complementary (180°)
- Pensive AF-140 · analogous (−30°)
- Norway Spruce 452 · analogous (+30°)
- Saratoga Springs 1669 · triadic (120°)
- Angelina 1376 · triadic (240°)
Nantucket Gray vs popular colors
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Saybrook Sage (Benjamin Moore HC-114, ΔE 5.3) is lighter (LRV 45.5 vs 39.8), more blue/cool, more green.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 6.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.