Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60) vs Sea Salt (SW 6204)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Gray Cashmere, LRV 64.5 vs 63.
- Warmer
- About the same, both green-gray (Lab b* 3.2 vs 3.4).
- North rooms
- Gray Cashmere keeps more brightness (L* 80.7 vs 79.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
- Trim that works
- Snow Angel BM 841, #EAF0E9, LRV 83.3: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.8, indistinguishable. At 0.8, pick on price, finish or availability.
See each color
Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60) is slightly lighter than Sea Salt (SW 6204) and about as warm: LRV 64.5 vs 63, deltaE 0.8 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | Gray Cashmere | Sea Salt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Benjamin Moore | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | 2138-60 | SW 6204 | |
| Hex | #CFD5CD | #CDD2CA | |
| RGB | 207, 213, 205 | 205, 210, 202 | |
| HSL | 105°, 9%, 82% | 97°, 8%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64.5 | 63 | +1.5 |
| Lab L* | 84.6 | 83.6 | +1.0 |
| Lab a* | -3.5 | -3.1 | −0.3 |
| Lab b* | 3.2 | 3.4 | −0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Cool Blue-Green | |
| Temperature | neutral | cool | |
| Color family | Gray | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gray Cashmere (BM 2138-60), published as #CFD5CD
#BDCBCB
#E1DFCD
Sea Salt (SW 6204), published as #CDD2CA
#BBC8C8
#DFDCCA
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 1.5 LRV points lighter (64.5 vs 63), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Gray Cashmere in other brands
Closest matches to Sea Salt in other brands
Common questions
- Is Gray Cashmere the same color as Sea Salt?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.8. Most people cannot tell Gray Cashmere and Sea Salt apart.
- Which is lighter, Gray Cashmere or Sea Salt?
- Gray Cashmere, with an LRV of 64.5 against 63.
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Sources: Gray Cashmere: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02); Sea Salt: 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.