Seattle Gray (BM 2130-70)
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Seattle Gray (BM 2130-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.9, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seattle Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seattle Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Seattle 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 | Icicle | SW 6238 | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Mainsail | MQ3-26 | 73 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prudence | 7004-13 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bright Star | 1166-1 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Seattle Gray (LRV 72.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Seattle Gray
Darker than Seattle Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2130-70 |
| Hex | #DCE1E4 |
| RGB | 220, 225, 228 |
| HSL | 203°, 13%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -1.1, -2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seattle Gray (BM 2130-70), published as #DCE1E4
#CAD7E2
#EFEBE4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seattle Gray (BM 2130-70)?
- Seattle Gray has an LRV of 72.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seattle Gray is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Seattle Gray in another brand?
- Bright Star (PPG 1166-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Seattle Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seattle Gray as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.0; 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.