Elephant Gray (BM 2109-50)
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Elephant Gray (BM 2109-50) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.5, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Elephant Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Elephant Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Elephant Gray, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Warm Pewter | SW 9572 | 42 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Metropolis | N140-3 | 40.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | London Coach | 4002-1B | 43 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Slate Pebble | 1005-4 | 42 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Elephant Gray (LRV 41.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Elephant Gray
Darker than Elephant Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2109-50 |
| Hex | #B5ABA7 |
| RGB | 181, 171, 167 |
| HSL | 17°, 9%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 2.9, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Elephant Gray (BM 2109-50), published as #B5ABA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Elephant Gray (BM 2109-50)?
- Elephant Gray has an LRV of 41.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Elephant Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Elephant Gray in another brand?
- Metropolis (Behr N140-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Elephant Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Elephant Gray as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.