Gray Lake (BM 2138-70)
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Gray Lake (BM 2138-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 78.8, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Lake
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Lake 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 Gray Lake, 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 | Green Glimpse | SW 9676 | 82 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Frothy Surf | BL-W08 | 82.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Angel Touch | 7004-24 | 78 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Poetic License | 1135-1 | 80 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Gray Lake (LRV 78.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Lake
Darker than Gray Lake
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2138-70 |
| Hex | #E4E8E2 |
| RGB | 228, 232, 226 |
| HSL | 100°, 12%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.6, -2.4, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Lake (BM 2138-70), published as #E4E8E2
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#F7F2E2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Lake (BM 2138-70)?
- Gray Lake has an LRV of 78.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Lake is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Lake in another brand?
- Poetic License (PPG 1135-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Lake warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Lake as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.