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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2124-40

Benjamin Moore Thundercloud Gray#B8BDC0 · LRV 50

Thundercloud Gray reads as a blue / cool — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2124-40 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE THUNDERCLOUD GRAY
RGB 184, 189, 192 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Thundercloud Gray
SKU 2124-40
Hex #B8BDC0
RGB 184, 189, 192
HSL 202°, 6%, 74%
LRV 50
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore Thundercloud Gray

At LRV 50, Thundercloud 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.

Thundercloud 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.

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
Marseilles
SKU 0525 · #B7BBBB · LRV 49
ΔE 1.67 (near-perfect)
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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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.64
All gray at Behr →
PPU18-05
#B8BCBE
French Silver
ΔE 0.64 · LRV 50
PPU18-5
#B8BCBE
French Silver
ΔE 0.64 · LRV 50
MQ5-31
#B7BEC1
Distant Star
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 51
PPU16-11
#BDBBBC
Grape Creme
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 50
UL250-10
#BDBABB
Grape CrÈme
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 50

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.02
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1012-4
#B8BFC2
Gray Frost
ΔE 1.02 · LRV 51
1013-3
#BEC0C2
Whirlwind
ΔE 1.69 · LRV 53
1039-2
#B9C0C0
Maiden Mist
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 52
1040-3
#B0BEC5
Ocean Drive
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 50
1010-3
#BABDB8
Solstice
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 50

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.03
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6353
#BBBFC3
Silver Lined
ΔE 1.03 · LRV 52
DE6325
#B4BCBF
Crestline
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 49
DE6346
#B7BDC4
Silver Springs
ΔE 1.98 · LRV 50
DE6367
#B9BABA
Covered in Platinum
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 49
DE6311
#B7C0BE
Haze Blue
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 51

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6254
#BEC1C3
Lazy Gray
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 53
SW 6247
#B8C0C3
Krypton
ΔE 1.52 · LRV 52
SW 6233
#B8BEBE
Samovar Silver
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 51
SW 7663
#B8BCBB
Monorail Silver
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 50
SW 7065
#BDBDB7
Argos
ΔE 4.9 · LRV 51

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.19
All gray at Valspar →
V116-1
#BCC2C2
Shallow Skies
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 53
8006-8B
#B8C2C8
Seersucker
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 53
4007-3B
#B3BFC5
Shark Loop
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 50.8
8004-46B
#BFC0C6
Dolphin at Play
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 53
8004-34C
#B7C1BD
Adieu
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 52

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.6
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-83
#C1C5C5
Loft
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 55
JG-123
#BBBDB9
Day-to-day
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 50
JG-06
#B9BFB5
Americana Egg
ΔE 6.84 · LRV 51
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 48
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 8.58 · LRV 51

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.3
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 27
#B2BFC5
Parma Gray
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 51
NO. 22
#B8BCB5
Light Blue
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 49
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 7.52 · LRV 52
NO. 266
#C0C2B3
Mizzle
ΔE 8.8 · LRV 53
NO. 84
#ADBDB2
Green Blue
ΔE 9.09 · LRV 48

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.63
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 3.63 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-73
#ADBECB
Cloud Watching
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 50
PNT100-LT-37
#B1C6CA
Summer Friday
ΔE 6.45 · LRV 54
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 7.85 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 10.53 · LRV 47

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.51
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 41
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 8.72 · LRV 38
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 8.79 · LRV 51
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 11.02 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 18.06 · LRV 53

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Thundercloud 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.

1605
Winter Solstice
LRV 51
1592
Blue Springs
LRV 49
AF-690
Metropolitan
LRV 50
CSP-495
Through the Looking Glass
LRV null
2126-50
Gray Timber Wolf
LRV 52
1620
Blue Heather
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B8BDC0 in HSL space. Pair Thundercloud Gray with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B8BDC0 + #C0BBB8
TRIADIC
#B8BDC0 · #C0B8BD · #BDC0B8
ANALOGOUS
#B8C0BF · #B8BDC0 · #B8B9C0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.9:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.08:1 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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