Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray 2109-50

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What are Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray undertones?
Is Elephant Gray 2109-50 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Elephant Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Elephant Gray 2109-50
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Elephant Gray 2109-50
Code:	2109-50
Name:	Elephant Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray?

Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray 2109-50 is a light, muted gray with a noticeable warm cast, softened by beige and faint rosy-taupe undertones. Its low saturation keeps it from reading stark, giving walls a gentle, weathered-neutral appearance rather than a crisp silver-gray look. In daylight, Elephant Gray can appear lightly warm and stone-like; under warmer bulbs, its beige-pink influence may become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a pale neutral is needed without the coolness of blue-gray. Pair it with soft white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or deeper charcoal accents for contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray undertones?

Elephant Gray is a mid-light, very muted muted taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#B5ABA7

RGB code:

181, 171, 167

Is Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 17°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

2109-50 Elephant Gray HSL code: 17, 9%, 68%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Elephant Gray

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Elephant Gray:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

2109-50
Elephant Gray

AF-665
Angelica

Darker shades

2109-50
Elephant Gray

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Elephant Gray with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 197, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.

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LRV of Elephant Gray

Elephant Gray has an LRV of 41.5% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 41.5%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#B5ABA7
RGB Decimal	181, 171, 167
RGB Percent	70.98%, 67.06%, 65.49%
HSV	Hue: 17° Saturation: 7.73% Value: 70.98%
HSL	hsl(17, 9, 68)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.52 Yellow: 7.73 Key: 29.02
YIQ	Y: 173.534 I: 7.244 Q: 0.871
XYZ	X: 40.593 Y: 41.74 Z: 42.467
CIE Lab	L:70.691 a:2.866 b:3.342
CIE Luv	L:70.691 u:6.096 v:4.348
Decimal	11905959
Hunter Lab	64.607, -0.909, 6.252