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Sidewalk Gray

2133-60 · #CBCED0 · LRV 61 · cool blue tone

2133-60 · #CBCED0 · LRV 61 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Sidewalk GrayBenjamin Moore · 2133-60
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Sidewalk Gray
BENJAMIN MOORE · 2133-60 · #CBCED0
Brand · codeBenjamin Moore2133-60 · all Benjamin Moore grays
LRV61Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonecool blue tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#CBCED0 · 203, 206, 208 · 204°, 5%, 81%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Stardew43
  2. 2Smoke56
  3. 3Sidewalk Gray61
  4. 4Wickham Gray68
  5. 5Spring Thaw83
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Sidewalk Gray, Really?

Sidewalk Gray reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 2133-60 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Sidewalk Gray

Sidewalk 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.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Sidewalk Gray

At LRV 61, Sidewalk Gray is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Sidewalk 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore 2133-60 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

The nearest shades to Sidewalk 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.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Sidewalk Gray · 13.3 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Sidewalk Gray · 1.6 : 1 · fails for text

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 #CBCED0 in HSL space. Pair Sidewalk Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBCED0 + #D0CDCB
TRIADIC
#CBCED0 · #D0CBCE · #CED0CB
ANALOGOUS
#CBD0D0 · #CBCED0 · #CBCCD0

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