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BENJAMIN MOORE · CW-85

Benjamin Moore Randolph Gray#58584E · LRV null

Randolph Gray reads as a yellow / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CW-85 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE RANDOLPH GRAY
RGB 88, 88, 78 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Randolph Gray
SKU CW-85
Hex #58584E
RGB 88, 88, 78
HSL 60°, 6%, 33%
LRV null
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Randolph Gray

At LRV null, Randolph 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 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.

Randolph 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
Monogram
SKU 0424 · #595747 · LRV 9
ΔE 2.86 (close)
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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 1.61
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1031-7
#5B5A4D
Osiris
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 10
1032-7
#5E5B4D
Moss Rock
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 10
1028-7
#5C5644
Walnut Grove
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 9
1129-7
#50594F
Evergreen Boughs
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 9
1006-7
#61584F
Metropolis
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 10

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 10
JG-158
#585855
Conservatory
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 10
JG-160
#525342
Step Stool Green
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 8
JG-151
#4F5853
1905 Green
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 9
JG-72
#4E5C52
Regal Leaf
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 10

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.11
All gray at Valspar →
5006-2C
#585953
Sable Evening
ΔE 2.11 · LRV 9.9
5004-2C
#54584A
Flora
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 9.3
6001-2C
#585445
Olive Smudge
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 8.8
T608
#515A4D
Capers
ΔE 4.99 · LRV 9.6
8003-34G
#4F5B51
Sherwood Forest
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 10

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2846
#575449
Roycroft Bronze Green
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 9
SW 7645
#57534C
Thunder Gray
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 9
SW 6167
#5E5949
Garden Gate
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 10
SW 2816
#565C4A
Rookwood Dark Green
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 10
SW 7674
#585858
Peppercorn
ΔE 5.71 · LRV 10

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.41
All gray at Behr →
MQ6-24
#5C584E
Windgate Hill
ΔE 2.41 · LRV 10
N210-6
#5C5548
Swiss Brown
ΔE 4.13 · LRV 9
MQ2-62
#5D5A57
Peppery
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 10
QE-32
#5E5445
Treemoss
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 9
MQ2-54
#5E5551
Gardeners Soil
ΔE 7.27 · LRV 9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.29
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6294
#555B53
Midnight Spruce
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 10
DE6378
#575654
Jet
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 9
DE6315
#4F5552
Black Pool
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 9
DE6301
#4F5A51
Hidden Forest
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 10
DE6391
#5C5451
Black Russian
ΔE 7.22 · LRV 9

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.34
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 7
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 13
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 13
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 11.44 · LRV 7
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 14.29 · LRV 10

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.79
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-51
#5A6964
Current Mood
ΔE 8.89 · LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 14.9 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 18.22 · LRV 8

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.53
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 7
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 14.1 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 14.99 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 14.99 · LRV 14
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 18 · LRV 8

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Randolph 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.

1484
Ashwood Moss
LRV 10
1491
Aegean Olive
LRV 12
2134-30
Iron Mountain
LRV null
462
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12
2141-20
Cabbage Patch
LRV 11
2112-30
Stone Brown
LRV 10

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #58584E in HSL space. Pair Randolph Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#58584E + #4E4E58
TRIADIC
#58584E · #4E5858 · #584E58
ANALOGOUS
#58534E · #58584E · #53584E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.19:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.92:1 fail

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

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