Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Gray Owl, LRV 64.5 vs 60.
- Warmer
- Agreeable Gray (Lab b* 5.7 vs 3.8). Gray Owl reads green-gray; Agreeable Gray reads greige.
- North rooms
- Gray Owl: keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.0 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- Steam BM AF-15, #F0EFE6, LRV 84.2: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 3.9, noticeably different. At 3.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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More comparisons with Agreeable Gray
Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) is slightly lighter than Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and slightly cooler: LRV 64.5 vs 60, deltaE 3.9 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Gray Owl | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 2137-60 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #D3D4CC | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 211, 212, 204 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 68°, 9%, 82% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.5 | 60 | +4.5 |
| Lab L* | 84.6 | 81.9 | +2.7 |
| Lab a* | -1.8 | 0.3 | −2.1 |
| Lab b* | 3.8 | 5.7 | −1.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | neutral | warm | |
| Color family | Gray | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Owl (BM 2137-60), published as #D3D4CC
#C1CACA
#E5DECC
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
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 Owl (BM 2137-60) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4.5 LRV points lighter (64.5 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.8 against 5.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Gray Owl in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gray Owl the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.9. Most people can see the difference between Gray Owl and Agreeable Gray side by side.
- Which is lighter, Gray Owl or Agreeable Gray?
- Gray Owl, with an LRV of 64.5 against 60.
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Sources: Gray Owl: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Agreeable Gray: 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.