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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2127-50

Benjamin Moore Pike's Peak Gray#A0AAB1 · LRV null

Pike's Peak Gray reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2127-50 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE PIKE'S PEAK GRAY
RGB 160, 170, 177 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Pike's Peak Gray
SKU 2127-50
Hex #A0AAB1
RGB 160, 170, 177
HSL 205°, 10%, 66%
LRV null
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Pike's Peak Gray

At LRV null, Pike's Peak Gray 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 blue 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.

Pike's Peak Gray 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
Beacon Fog
SKU 0490 · #9CAAAC · LRV 39
ΔE 3.61 (noticeable)
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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 1.34
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
10-13
#A3AEB4
Foretell
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 41
1040-4
#A0AEB8
How Handsome
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 41
10-24
#9DAAB9
Inevitable
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 39
10-04
#A0AEAD
Polaris
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 41
1149-4
#96AFB7
Mountain Stream
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 41

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.93
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC796
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 40
DE6361
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 37
DE6375
#A9AAAB
Castlerock
ΔE 4.45 · LRV 40
DEC787
#93A8A7
Mythical Blue
ΔE 7 · LRV 37
DE6388
#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 40

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 11.18 · LRV 42

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.07
All gray at Behr →
QE-52
#A0ACAE
Portsmouth Bay
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 40
N530-4
#9CAFB7
Power Gray
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 41
MQ5-59
#9BAFB6
Ovation
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 41
PPU15-11
#9FA6B4
Great Falls
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 38
MQ5-4
#ABA9AC
Classy
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 40

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.07
All gray at Valspar →
V115-2
#A1A8A9
Cloud Mountain
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 38.4
8004-37E
#9AA9AC
Pearl Gray
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 38
V139-4
#9AA9AC
Pearl Gray
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 38.2
4005-1C
#A9ACAD
Metropolis
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 41
5001-3C
#9BACAC
Blue Arrow
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 39.4

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.42
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6241
#98A9B7
Aleutian
ΔE 3.42 · LRV 38
SW 7616
#A0AEAF
Breezy
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 41
SW 6227
#96AAB0
Meditative
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 38
SW 7659
#A5A9A8
Gris
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 39
SW 31
#9AABAB
Dutch Tile Blue
ΔE 5.34 · LRV 39

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.08
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 8.39 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 13.82 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 14.58 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 15.53 · LRV 33

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.49
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-162
#AAB0AD
Tranquil Waters
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 43
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 6.95 · LRV 38
JG-15
#A7A9A3
Weathered Windmill
ΔE 7.12 · LRV 39
JG-99
#B0AAAB
Vintage Collection
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 41
JG-118
#ACA9A3
Refinished
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 40

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.32
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 36
NO. 88
#B2B1A9
Lamp Room Gray
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 44
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 8.87 · LRV 41
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 10.93 · LRV 35
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 12.06 · LRV 43

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

2119-50
Nickel
LRV null
2120-50
Silver Spring
LRV null
2125-40
Shadow Gray
LRV 40
2130-50
New Hope Gray
LRV 39
2132-50
Pilgrim Haze
LRV null
1621
Little Falls
LRV 41

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A0AAB1 in HSL space. Pair Pike's Peak Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A0AAB1 + #B1A7A0
TRIADIC
#A0AAB1 · #B1A0AA · #AAB1A0
ANALOGOUS
#A0B1B0 · #A0AAB1 · #A0A2B1

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.37:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.88:1 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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