Sea Gull Gray (BM ES-72)
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Sea Gull Gray (BM ES-72) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Gull Gray
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea Gull Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Gull 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 | Chatroom | SW 6171 | 41 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wells Gray | PPU25-06 | 41.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gray Silt | 6002-1C | 39 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hot Stone | 1007-4 | 39 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Sea Gull Gray (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Gull Gray
Darker than Sea Gull Gray
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-72 |
| Hex | #AEAA9D |
| RGB | 174, 170, 157 |
| HSL | 46°, 9%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, -0.9, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Gull Gray (BM ES-72), published as #AEAA9D
#9EA09B
#BFB49D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Gull Gray (BM ES-72)?
- Sea Gull Gray has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Gull Gray is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Gull Gray in another brand?
- Chatroom (SW 6171) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Gull Gray warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea Gull Gray as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.