Gray Mirage (BM 2142-50)
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Gray Mirage (BM 2142-50) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.8, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Mirage
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Mirage by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Mirage, 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 | Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 60 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Foam | PPU10-10 | 57.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | French Gray Linen | 1029-3 | 57 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gray Mirage (LRV 53.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Mirage
Darker than Gray Mirage
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2142-50 |
| Hex | #C8C5B2 |
| RGB | 200, 197, 178 |
| HSL | 52°, 17%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.3, -2.2, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Mirage (BM 2142-50), published as #C8C5B2
#B7BBB0
#D9CFB2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Mirage (BM 2142-50)?
- Gray Mirage has an LRV of 53.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Mirage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Mirage in another brand?
- French Gray Linen (PPG 1029-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Mirage warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Mirage as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.