Gentleman's Gray (BM 2062-20) vs Hale Navy (BM HC-154)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Hale Navy, LRV 8.4 vs 7.3.
- Warmer
- Hale Navy (Lab b* -7.6 vs -12.2). Gentleman's Gray reads blue; Hale Navy reads blue-gray.
- North rooms
- Hale Navy keeps more brightness (L* 27.7 vs 24.7 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- White Heaven BM 2068-70, #E2E5F1, LRV 76.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 5.4, clearly different. At 5.4, treat them as different colors.
See each color
Gentleman's Gray (BM 2062-20) is about as light as Hale Navy (BM HC-154) and cooler: LRV 7.3 vs 8.4, deltaE 5.4 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gentleman's Gray | Hale Navy | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2062-20 | HC-154 | |
| Hex | #304656 | #434B56 | |
| RGB | 48, 70, 86 | 67, 75, 86 | |
| HSL | 205°, 28%, 26% | 215°, 12%, 30% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.3 | 8.4 | −1.1 |
| Lab L* | 28.6 | 31.6 | −3.0 |
| Lab a* | -3.8 | -0.5 | −3.3 |
| Lab b* | -12.2 | -7.6 | −4.7 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue | Cool Gray | |
| Temperature | cool | cool | |
| Color family | Blue | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentleman's Gray (BM 2062-20), published as #304656
#1A3E54
#424E56
Hale Navy (BM HC-154), published as #434B56
#324354
#535356
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Hale Navy (BM HC-154) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1.1 LRV points lighter (8.4 vs 7.3), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Gentleman's Gray (BM 2062-20) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -12.2 against -7.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Hale Navy (BM HC-154) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* -7.6), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Gentleman's Gray in other brands
Closest matches to Hale Navy in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gentleman's Gray the same color as Hale Navy?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 5.4. Gentleman's Gray and Hale Navy are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Gentleman's Gray or Hale Navy?
- Hale Navy, with an LRV of 8.4 against 7.3.
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Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.