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Benjamin Moore Gentle Gray 1626: hex #C0CACD, LRV and undertone

Gentle Gray (1626) from Benjamin Moore is #C0CACD with an LRV of 57.2. It measures as a true neutral with almost no undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreGentle Gray1626

Hex: #C0CACD
RGB: 192, 202, 205
LRV: 57.2
Undertone: True neutral

LRV 57.2. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

Almost no undertone (chroma 0.012): it reads as a clean gray in most light.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Oxford White869
Englewood Cliffs1607
Mountain Peak WhiteOC-121
Grand Teton WhiteOC-132

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchGentle Graylight, grayish blue

HEX: #C0CACD
RGB: rgb(192, 202, 205)
HSL: hsl(194, 12%, 78%)

Best text on it: black at 12.57:1

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Gentle Gray#C0CACD

Every code for Gentle Gray

HEX#C0CACD
RGBrgb(192, 202, 205)
HSLhsl(194, 12%, 78%)
HSV194°, 6%, 80%
CMYK6%, 1%, 0%, 20%
Lablab(80.6% -3.1 -2.7)
OKLCHoklch(83.2% 0.012 217.6)
Decimal12634829

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Gentle Gray in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F9FAFA
80%#F2F4F5
70%#ECEFF0
60%#E6EAEB
50%#E0E5E6
40%#D9DFE1
30%#D3DADC
20%#CDD5D7
10%#C6CFD2
Base#C0CACD
10%#ADB6B9
20%#9AA2A4
30%#868D90
40%#73797B
50%#606567
60%#4D5152
70%#3A3D3E
80%#262829
90%#131415

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#BAC3C5
20%#B3BBBE
30%#ADB4B6
40%#A6ACAE
50%#A0A5A7
60%#9A9E9F
70%#939697
80%#8D8F8F
90%#868788

Matching colors

Complementary

#C0CACD
#CDC3C0

Analogous

#C0CDCA
#C0CACD
#C0C3CD

Triadic

#C0CACD
#CDC0CA
#CACDC0

Split complementary

#C0CACD
#CDC0C3
#CDCAC0

Tetradic (square)

#C0CACD
#CAC0CD
#CDC3C0
#C3CDC0

Monochromatic

#6C8288
#95A6AB
#C0CACD
#EBEEEF
#F4F5F6

Gentle Gray in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Gentle Gray with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Gentle Gray
Triad #CDC0CA
Triad #CACDC0
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Gentle Gray in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; gentle gray carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Gentle Gray

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#C0CACD
Protanopia (no red cones)#C8C9CD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#C6C7CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#BDCBCB

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.67:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	12.57:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.67:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	12.57:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.45:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --gentle-gray: #c0cacd;
  --gentle-gray-rgb: 192 202 205;
  --gentle-gray-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Gentle Gray is Benjamin Moore 1626, with hex #C0CACD and RGB 192, 202, 205. Blue is the highest channel by a small margin, yet the measured color is close to a pure gray.

What the data says

Its HSL is hsl(194, 12%, 78%) and its OKLCH is oklch(83.2% 0.012 217.6). With chroma at 0.012 the undertone measures as true neutral, with next to no cast of its own. Daylight, bulbs and nearby surfaces do the rest. LRV is 57.2, a mid-light value that bounces back a little more than half of the light. Expect it to behave steadily from morning to night instead of swinging toward green or violet.

The four coordinating colors

Benjamin Moore lists Oxford White (869), Englewood Cliffs (1607), Mountain Peak White (OC-121) and Grand Teton White (OC-132). All four are unlinked here because none has a page on this site. If you are building a scheme, those codes are what to ask for at the counter.

Worked example

Think of a bathroom with a frosted window facing north and white tile. Gentle Gray on the walls sits quietly beside the tile because it does not push yellow or pink into the grout lines. A white ceiling stays crisp above it. If you design a product label or app card in this gray, black text measures 12.57:1 while white measures 1.67:1, so black wins by a mile.

Because the blue edge is so slight, Gentle Gray is easy to live with next to warm wood or cool stone. It also means the color will not fight a patterned rug or colorful art, which makes it a flexible backdrop when you are still deciding what else will go in the room.

Its LRV of 57.2 also means it is not a dark gray; if you need drama, look further down the scale. For a calm, light-handed look it is hard to fault.

In Benjamin Moore's own range, Smoke (2122-40) is ΔE 2.2, Bunny Gray (2124-50) is 4.9 and Blue Veil (875) is 5.5. The first two are related but visible, the last is clearly different.

Behr offers two nearby shades. Absolute Zero (N490-1) is 2.5 and Offshore Mist (PPU13-16) is 3.9. French Silver (PPU18-05) is 4.4, and Silver Bullet (N520-2) is 5.2, clearly different by the threshold.

Nothing here falls below 2, so no listed color is a drop-in twin. The smallest gap, Smoke at 2.2, will still read as a slight shift once the wall is full. Put sample cards of your finalists next to each other and move them around the room through a full day.