Gray Mirage
2142-50 · #C8C5B2 · LRV 54 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Mindful Gray48
- 3Gray Mirage54
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Gray Mirage, Really?
Gray Mirage reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2142-50 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Gray Mirage
Gray Mirage 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Gray Mirage
At LRV 54, Gray Mirage is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow 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 Mirage 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 2142-50 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 | Cargo PantsSW 7738 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Behr | Dune GrassN340-2 · Behr | 1.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Valspar | GrassclothT669 · Valspar | 0.4 | 55.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pale PinePPG1030-2 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 55 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale PinePPG1030-2 · Glidden | 3.4 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Colonial Gray422-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.7 | 54 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Gray Mirage 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 #C8C5B2 in HSL space. Pair Gray Mirage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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