Porringer Gray
2121-40 · #C3C8CB · LRV 57 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Porringer Gray57
- 4Sea Salt63
- 5Wickham Gray68
What Color Is Porringer Gray, Really?
Porringer Gray reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2121-40 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Porringer Gray
Porringer Gray 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 Porringer Gray
At LRV 57, Porringer Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Porringer Gray 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 2121-40 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 | Gray ScreenSW 7071 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| Behr | Zero GravityN450-2 · Behr | 2.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Gravity4005-1B · Valspar | 1.3 | 56.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Solitary StatePPG1009-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.8 | 56 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Solitary StatePPG1009-3 · Glidden | 3.2 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Purple Fairy Dust341-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.5 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Porringer 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.
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 #C3C8CB in HSL space. Pair Porringer Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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