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Gray Mirage (2142-50) by Benjamin Moore: #C8C5B2, LRV and undertone

Gray Mirage (2142-50) from Benjamin Moore is #C8C5B2 with an LRV of 53.78. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone, and black text reaches 12.08:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreGray Mirage2142-50

Hex: #C8C5B2
RGB: 200, 197, 178
LRV: 53.78
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 53.78. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 100°, chroma 0.026). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Cloud WhiteOC-130
Mohegan Sage2138-30
Simply WhiteOC-117
White River1499

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 swatchGray Miragelight, soft yellow

HEX: #C8C5B2
RGB: rgb(200, 197, 178)
HSL: hsl(52, 17%, 74%)

Best text on it: black at 12.08:1

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Every code for Gray Mirage

HEX#C8C5B2
RGBrgb(200, 197, 178)
HSLhsl(52, 17%, 74%)
HSV52°, 11%, 78%
CMYK0%, 1%, 11%, 22%
Lablab(79.4% -1.4 10)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.026 99.6)
Decimal13157810

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FAF9F7
80%#F4F3F0
70%#EFEEE8
60%#E9E8E0
50%#E4E2D9
40%#DEDCD1
30%#D9D6C9
20%#D3D1C1
10%#CECBBA
Base#C8C5B2
10%#B4B1A0
20%#A09E8E
30%#8C8A7D
40%#78766B
50%#646359
60%#504F47
70%#3C3B35
80%#282724
90%#141412

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#C1BEAD
20%#BAB7A8
30%#B2B0A3
40%#ABA99E
50%#A4A399
60%#9D9C94
70%#96958F
80%#8E8E8A
90%#878785

Matching colors

Complementary

#C8C5B2
#B2B5C8

Analogous

#C8BAB2
#C8C5B2
#C0C8B2

Triadic

#C8C5B2
#B2C8C5
#C5B2C8

Split complementary

#C8C5B2
#B2C0C8
#BAB2C8

Tetradic (square)

#C8C5B2
#B2C8BA
#B2B5C8
#C8B2C0

Monochromatic

#837E5E
#A8A385
#C8C5B2
#E8E7DF
#F7F6F3

Gray Mirage 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.

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

Gray Mirage
Triad #B2C8C5
Triad #C5B2C8
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Gray Mirage in use

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

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Headline in Gray Mirage

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#C8C5B2
Protanopia (no red cones)#C9C4B1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#CAC5B3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#CCC2BF

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.73:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	12.08:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.73:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	12.08:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.51:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --gray-mirage: #c8c5b2;
  --gray-mirage-rgb: 200 197 178;
  --gray-mirage-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Gray Mirage is Benjamin Moore 2142-50, hex #C8C5B2, RGB 200, 197, 178. Despite the name, the file shows the blue channel dropping well below the other two, so this is a gray with a green-yellow lean rather than a plain one.

Reading the file

The formats list hsl(52, 17%, 74%), lab(79.4% -1.4 10) and oklch(82.1% 0.026 99.6). With chroma 0.026 and a hue near 100 degrees, the undertone is a gentle yellow inside a neutral frame. That yellow strengthens under dusk lamps and when a crisper white sits beside it. The slightly negative Lab a value hints at a touch of olive.

At LRV 53.78 it is a mid-tone, noticeably colored, and it prefers rooms with good daylight.

Worked example

Picture a living room with a south-facing bay window, a pale sofa and trim you plan to keep white. Gray Mirage on the walls will glow lightly yellow in the sun and look flatter on cloudy days. Benjamin Moore lists Cloud White (OC-130), Mohegan Sage (2138-30), Simply White (OC-117) and White River (1499) as coordinating colors. Simply White has a page here, so you can check its numbers directly. Cloud White and White River are further options for the casing, and Mohegan Sage is the one to sample if you want a deeper green-gray in a nook or on a built-in.

Painting the ceiling a white lighter than the wall keeps the room from feeling closed, because the mid-tone wall alone will not bounce much light upward.

Matches inside the brand

Camouflage (2143-40) is ΔE 1.5, a gap that rarely shows on painted drywall. Revere Pewter (HC-172) is 2.4, related but visible. October Mist (1495) is 4.4, also related but visible and more green.

Other brands

Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray (SW 7015) is 4.2, Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is 4.4 and Wool Skein (SW 6148) is 4.4. Behr Wheat Bread (720C-3) is also 4.4. All four sit between 2 and 5, so each is related but visibly different. If you want a nearly identical match from another brand, none of these quite gets there, so test samples under your own lights.

Contrast values

Black text on #C8C5B2 reaches 12.08:1 and white text 1.73:1, so dark lettering is the clear choice. Black comfortably passes the 4.5:1 body-text level on this hex.

Mid-tones like this are forgiving on imperfect walls, since they hide scuffs better than whites do, yet they show roller marks if the finish is uneven. Plan two coats and cut in carefully at the ceiling line.