Gray Horse (BM 2140-50)
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Gray Horse (BM 2140-50) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.5, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Horse
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Horse 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 Gray Horse, 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 | Austere Gray | SW 6184 | 51 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Stone Mill | ECC-27-2 | 46.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Granite Dust | 5006-1C | 50 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Gray Horse (LRV 48.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Horse
Darker than Gray Horse
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2140-50 |
| Hex | #B9BBB1 |
| RGB | 185, 187, 177 |
| HSL | 72°, 7%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, -2.5, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Horse (BM 2140-50), published as #B9BBB1
#A8B1AF
#CBC5B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Horse (BM 2140-50)?
- Gray Horse has an LRV of 48.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Horse is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Horse in another brand?
- Stone Mill (Behr ECC-27-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Gray Horse warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Horse as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.