Excalibur Gray (BM 2118-50)
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Excalibur Gray (BM 2118-50) is a medium, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Excalibur Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Excalibur Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Excalibur 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 | Modern Lavender | SW 9688 | 40 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Canyon Sunset | T12-3 | 38.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Lavender Lake | 4001-5C | 42 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Glistening Gray | 1043-4 | 45 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Excalibur Gray (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Excalibur Gray
Darker than Excalibur Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2118-50 |
| Hex | #A9ABB6 |
| RGB | 169, 171, 182 |
| HSL | 231°, 8%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, 1.5, -5.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Excalibur Gray (BM 2118-50), published as #A9ABB6
#97A1B4
#BBB5B6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Excalibur Gray (BM 2118-50)?
- Excalibur Gray has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Excalibur Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Excalibur Gray in another brand?
- Modern Lavender (SW 9688) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Excalibur Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Excalibur Gray as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.9; 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.