Stormy Monday (BM 2112-50)
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Stormy Monday (BM 2112-50) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.5, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stormy Monday
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Stormy Monday 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 Stormy Monday, 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 | Proper Gray | SW 6003 | 39 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cathedral Grey | UL260-7 | 39.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Rocky Bluffs | 4003-1C | 40 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Flagstone | 1001-4 | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Stormy Monday (LRV 40.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Stormy Monday
Darker than Stormy Monday
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2112-50 |
| Hex | #AEABAA |
| RGB | 174, 171, 170 |
| HSL | 15°, 2%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, 0.9, 0.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stormy Monday (BM 2112-50), published as #AEABAA
#9DA1A8
#BFB5AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stormy Monday (BM 2112-50)?
- Stormy Monday has an LRV of 40.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stormy Monday is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Stormy Monday in another brand?
- Cathedral Grey (Behr UL260-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Stormy Monday warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Stormy Monday as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.9; 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.