Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) vs Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- About the same: LRV 64.5 vs 64.5.
- Warmer
- Gray Owl, both green-gray (Lab b* 3.8 vs 3.2).
- North rooms
- Gray Cashmere drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 1.0); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- Harwood Putty BM CW-5, #EDEFE7, LRV 83.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 2.3, noticeably different. At 2.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
See each color
Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) is about as light as Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60) and about as warm: LRV 64.5 vs 64.5, deltaE 2.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gray Owl | Gray Cashmere | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Benjamin Moore | |
| Color code | 2137-60 | 2138-60 | |
| Hex | #D3D4CC | #CFD5CD | |
| RGB | 211, 212, 204 | 207, 213, 205 | |
| HSL | 68°, 9%, 82% | 105°, 9%, 82% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.5 | 64.5 | −0 |
| Lab L* | 84.6 | 84.6 | +0.0 |
| Lab a* | -1.8 | -3.5 | +1.7 |
| Lab b* | 3.8 | 3.2 | +0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Neutral | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Owl (BM 2137-60), published as #D3D4CC
#C1CACA
#E5DECC
Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60), published as #CFD5CD
#BDCBCB
#E1DFCD
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 Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 0 LRV points lighter (64.5 vs 64.5), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Gray Owl in other brands
Closest matches to Gray Cashmere in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gray Owl the same color as Gray Cashmere?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Most people can see the difference between Gray Owl and Gray Cashmere side by side.
- Which is lighter, Gray Owl or Gray Cashmere?
- Neither: both have an LRV of 64.5.
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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.