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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2142-50

Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage#C8C5B2 · LRV 54

Gray Mirage reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2142-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE GRAY MIRAGE
RGB 200, 197, 178 LRV 54

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Gray Mirage
SKU 2142-50
Hex #C8C5B2
RGB 200, 197, 178
HSL 52°, 17%, 74%
LRV 54
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore 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.

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.

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
Palatine
SKU 0370 · #C9C7B6 · LRV 57
ΔE 0.96 (imperceptible)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.39
All neutral at Valspar →
T669
#C8C5B3
Grasscloth
ΔE 0.39 · LRV 55.5
6005-3B
#C9C5B3
Brown Buzz
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 55.5
V096-2
#C7C5AE
Tea Party
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 55
V146-2
#CCC6B4
Rippling Stone
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 56.3
M204
#C8C5B7
Swiss Livery
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 55.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All neutral at Behr →
PPU10-10
#CAC8B6
Ocean Foam
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 57
730C-3
#C1C4AF
Castle Path
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 54
UL170-8
#CAC1B0
Washed Khaki
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 54
PPU5-08
#CCC3B6
Sculptor Clay
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 55
PPU5-8
#CCC3B6
Sculptor Clay
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 55

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1029-3
#CAC8B6
French Gray Linen
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 57
1125-3
#C8CAB5
Whispering Pine
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 58
1030-2
#C3C7B2
Pale Pine
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 56
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 4.37 · LRV 57
15-28
#CBC1B4
Great Gray
ΔE 5.02 · LRV 54

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6234
#C5C0AC
Serene Thought
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 53
DEC775
#C7C4A5
Sea Glass
ΔE 4.15 · LRV 54
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 57
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 57
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.43
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 59
JG-56
#BEC3B2
Clean Lines
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 53
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.74 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 59
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 5.65 · LRV 54

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.74
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 53
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 55
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 4.19 · LRV 55
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 54
NO. 242
#C8C3BC
Pavilion Gray
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 55

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.82
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 56
SW 7542
#CBC0AD
Naturel
ΔE 4.07 · LRV 53
SW 7547
#CBBFAD
Sandbar
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 53
SW 7043
#CEC6BB
Worldly Gray
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 57
SW 7532
#CFC0AB
Urban Putty
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 54

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.58
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 12.59 · LRV 60
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 14.58 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 16.56 · LRV 53
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 18.23 · LRV 51

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.63
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 59
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 6.98 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 58

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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.

976
Coastal Fog
LRV 53
CC-520
Florentine Plaster
LRV 53
CSP-130
Doily
LRV null
2143-40
Camouflage
LRV 55
1509
Spanish Olive
LRV 53
1494
Vale Mist
LRV 56

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.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8C5B2 + #B2B5C8
TRIADIC
#C8C5B2 · #B2C8C5 · #C5B2C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8BAB2 · #C8C5B2 · #C0C8B2

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.74:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.09:1 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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