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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2122-30

Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky#8F9D9E · LRV null

Cloudy Sky reads as a blue-green / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2122-30 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE CLOUDY SKY
RGB 143, 157, 158 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Cloudy Sky
SKU 2122-30
Hex #8F9D9E
RGB 143, 157, 158
HSL 184°, 7%, 59%
LRV null
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Cloudy Sky

At LRV null, Cloudy Sky is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Cloudy Sky earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Singing in the Rain
SKU 0478 · #8E9C98 · LRV 32
ΔE 2.68 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1036-4
#919FA1
After The Storm
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 33
1034-5
#8C9FA0
Aqua Smoke
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 33
1037-4
#8FA0A7
Symmetry
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 34
1035-4
#89A0A6
Symphony Of Blue
ΔE 3.45 · LRV 33
1039-4
#8F989D
Pachyderm
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 31

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.61
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-84
#91A1A4
Display
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 34
JG-02
#869A98
Sir Drake
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 30
JG-94
#929898
Times Past
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 31
JG-69
#879B98
Well Watered
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 31
JG-75
#97A399
Clean Slate
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 35

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All gray at Behr →
HDC-AC-23
#8B9C9B
Provence Blue
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 32
N520-4
#899D9D
Cool Ashes
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 32
790B-4
#969D9B
Puddle
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 33
780F-5
#8A9E9B
Anonymous
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 32
N140-4
#969A9B
Tavern Taupe
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 32

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.98
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6319
#8D9A9E
Gray Flannel
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 31
DE6326
#949EA2
Soft Pumice
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 33
DEC789
#979D9A
Light Gray
ΔE 3.66 · LRV 33
DE6368
#999B9B
Walrus
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 33
DE6340
#8F9AA4
Canadian Lake
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 32

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All gray at Valspar →
4007-1C
#919A9B
Winter Flannel
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 31.5
P067
#8A9EA3
Copacabana
ΔE 2.52 · LRV 32.5
V116-2
#959C9C
Made in the Shade
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 32.5
8006-7C
#959B9E
Chrome
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 32
V113-2
#959B9E
Chrome
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 32.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.25
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9134
#8B9FA0
Delft
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 33
SW 9139
#90A0A6
Debonair
ΔE 2.67 · LRV 34
SW 9143
#91999C
Cadet
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 31
SW 9133
#8D9E97
Jasper Stone
ΔE 4.46 · LRV 32
SW 9161
#959BA0
Dustblu
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 32

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.47
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 85
#8B9D9B
Oval Room Blue
ΔE 2.47 · LRV 32
NO. 86
#7997A1
Stone Blue
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 29
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 6.92 · LRV 36
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 8.85 · LRV 35
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 12.67 · LRV 30

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.48
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 5.17 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 6.93 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-39
#7BA0AE
Blue Ivy
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 32
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 9.57 · LRV 34

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.4
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 6.4 · LRV 27
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 7.15 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 11.15 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 13.13 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 14.8 · LRV 33

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Cloudy Sky within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

2123-30
Sea Star
LRV 33
CSP-745
Mystic Lake
LRV 33
1587
Gibraltar Cliffs
LRV 32
2121-30
Pewter
LRV 34
2126-40
Sweatshirt Gray
LRV 32
AF-500
Atmospheric
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #8F9D9E in HSL space. Pair Cloudy Sky with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#8F9D9E + #9E908F
TRIADIC
#8F9D9E · #9E8F9D · #9D9E8F
ANALOGOUS
#8F9E98 · #8F9D9E · #8F969E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.81:1 fail
Sample text on black
7.48:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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