Gray Owl (BM OC-52)
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Gray Owl (BM OC-52) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 64.5, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gray Owl
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gray Owl 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 Owl, 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 | Silverpointe | SW 7653 | 64 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Close Knit | T17-01 | 66.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stony Path | 5007-1B | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fog | 1010-2 | 68 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Gray Owl (LRV 64.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Gray Owl
Darker than Gray Owl
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | OC-52 |
| Hex | #D3D4CC |
| RGB | 211, 212, 204 |
| HSL | 68°, 9%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.6, -1.8, 3.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Owl (BM OC-52), published as #D3D4CC
#C1CACA
#E5DECC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gray Owl (BM OC-52)?
- Gray Owl has an LRV of 64.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gray Owl is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gray Owl in another brand?
- Silverpointe (SW 7653) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gray Owl warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gray Owl as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.8; 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.