Gray Cloud
2126-60 · #D7DCDE · LRV 70 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Gray Cloud, Really?
Gray Cloud reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2126-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Cloud
Gray Cloud is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Gray Cloud
At LRV 70, Gray Cloud is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Gray Cloud are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2126-60 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Dew DropSW 9641 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | Billowing CloudsHDC-CT-16 · Behr | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wisteria Snow4003-3A · Valspar | 1.7 | 71.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Spring ThawPPG1013-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spring Thaw90YY 83/179 · Glidden | 0.9 | 83 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wales Gray436-1DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 70 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Gray Cloud within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D7DCDE in HSL space. Pair Gray Cloud with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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