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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2138-30

Benjamin Moore Mohegan Sage#5F5E50 · LRV null

Mohegan Sage reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2138-30 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE MOHEGAN SAGE
RGB 95, 94, 80 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Mohegan Sage
SKU 2138-30
Hex #5F5E50
RGB 95, 94, 80
HSL 56°, 9%, 34%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Mohegan Sage

At LRV null, Mohegan Sage 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 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Mohegan Sage 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
Serpentine
SKU 0443 · #5E5E51 · LRV 11
ΔE 0.66 (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 gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1032-7
#5E5B4D
Moss Rock
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 10
1031-7
#5B5A4D
Osiris
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 10
1127-7
#5C5F4B
Fresh Basil
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 11
1102-7
#665C46
Pine Cone
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 11
1008-7
#605C58
Stone's Throw
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 11

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.92
All gray at Valspar →
5007-2C
#5E5D53
Wetlands
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 10.9
T700
#646356
Architect
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 12.3
5005-2C
#5C5F56
Quaking Bog
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 11.2
8003-29G
#5F5F46
Herb Garland
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 11
6006-4C
#655F45
City Arboretum
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 11.3

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.18
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6280
#606256
English Forest
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 12
DEA174
#5F5D48
Olive Court
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 11
DEA175
#5E6354
Black Forest
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 12
DE6294
#555B53
Midnight Spruce
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 10
DE6370
#60605E
Charcoal Smudge
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 12

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.21
All gray at Behr →
MQ6-58
#61604D
Fig Tree
ΔE 2.21 · LRV 11
N220-6
#635E4D
Landmark Brown
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 11
PPU10-20
#595F53
Pastoral
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 11
780B-6
#605D56
Mountain Ridge
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 11
N360-6
#596053
Patio Stone
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 11

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.31
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-169
#626056
Trailhead
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 12
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 10
JG-121
#625D55
Rocking Horse
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 11
JG-168
#655D50
Mosswood
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 11
JG-62
#5C6555
Lemon Leaves
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 12

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.78
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6167
#5E5949
Garden Gate
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 10
SW 6208
#5E6259
Pewter Green
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 12
SW 2816
#565C4A
Rookwood Dark Green
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 10
SW 7054
#645A4B
Suitable Brown
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 11
SW 7505
#665D57
Manor House
ΔE 7.3 · LRV 11

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.94
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 13
NO. 290
#726454
Salon Drab
ΔE 7.93 · LRV 13
NO. 298
#686A47
Bancha
ΔE 8.63 · LRV 14
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 10.22 · LRV 13
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 16.34 · LRV 10

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.77
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-51
#5A6964
Current Mood
ΔE 8.77 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 10.21 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 11.16 · LRV 14
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 12.56 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-65
#4D6A70
Nearly Navy
ΔE 14.59 · LRV 13

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.97
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 13.97 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 13.97 · LRV 14
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 14.96 · LRV 7
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 17.59 · LRV 18
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 20.43 · LRV 8

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

2137-30
Durango
LRV null
2140-30
Dark Olive
LRV 14
ES-44
Spanish Moss
LRV 0
462
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12
469
Backwoods
LRV null
1491
Aegean Olive
LRV 12

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5F5E50 in HSL space. Pair Mohegan Sage with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#5F5E50 + #50515F
TRIADIC
#5F5E50 · #505F5E · #5E505F
ANALOGOUS
#5F5750 · #5F5E50 · #595F50

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
6.56:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.2:1 AA Large

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

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