Horizon Gray (BM 2141-50)
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Horizon Gray (BM 2141-50) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.7, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Horizon Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Horizon Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Horizon 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 | Austere Gray | SW 6184 | 51 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arbor Hollow | ECC-37-1 | 53.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Misty Meadow | 1031-2 | 52 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Horizon Gray (LRV 50.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Horizon Gray
Darker than Horizon Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2141-50 |
| Hex | #BFC0B1 |
| RGB | 191, 192, 177 |
| HSL | 64°, 11%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, -3.0, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Horizon Gray (BM 2141-50), published as #BFC0B1
#AEB6AF
#D0CAB1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Horizon Gray (BM 2141-50)?
- Horizon Gray has an LRV of 50.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Horizon Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Horizon Gray in another brand?
- Misty Meadow (PPG 1031-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Horizon Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Horizon Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.