Sea Haze (BM 2137-50)
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Sea Haze (BM 2137-50) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 45.4, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Haze
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea Haze 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 Sea Haze, 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 | Sensible Hue | SW 6198 | 46 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Stone Mill | ECC-27-2 | 46.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coastal Jetty | 5007-1C | 42 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Sea Haze (LRV 45.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Haze
Darker than Sea Haze
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2137-50 |
| Hex | #B3B5AB |
| RGB | 179, 181, 171 |
| HSL | 72°, 6%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, -2.5, 4.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Haze (BM 2137-50), published as #B3B5AB
#A2ABA9
#C4BFAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Haze (BM 2137-50)?
- Sea Haze has an LRV of 45.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Haze is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Haze in another brand?
- Stone Mill (Behr ECC-27-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Haze warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea Haze as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.9; 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.