Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage 2142-50
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| Official page: | Gray Mirage 2142-50 |
| Code: | 2142-50 |
| Name: | Gray Mirage |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage?
Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage 2142-50 is a light, muted gray with a noticeable beige cast and a soft yellow-green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it understated rather than overtly khaki, giving walls a gently weathered, organic look. In bright daylight, this color can read as a pale warm gray, while lower or cooler light may bring out its subdued olive-beige side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral with more character than plain gray is wanted. Pair Gray Mirage with creamy whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, and deeper charcoal or olive accents.
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What are Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage undertones?
Gray Mirage reads as a light, highly muted gray-beige neutral with a soft yellow-leaning cast in the supplied digital sample. Its color bias is subtle rather than strongly defined, so it can appear close to neutral while still avoiding a cool blue-gray look. Benjamin Moore describes it as having hazy notes of green and gray, which fits its visibly subdued gray main family and may make the color read slightly greener in some settings. Warm artificial light can bring forward its faint yellow-beige warmth, while cooler daylight may make its gray character look more noticeable.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
200, 197, 178
Is Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 52°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
2142-50 Gray Mirage HSL code: 52, 17%, 74%
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 Gray Mirage
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Gray Mirage:
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
Darker shades
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 Gray Mirage with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 232, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Evening Dove.
LRV of Gray Mirage
Gray Mirage has an LRV of 53.78% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 53.78%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #C8C5B2 |
| RGB Decimal | 200, 197, 178 |
| RGB Percent | 78.43%, 77.25%, 69.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 52° Saturation: 11.0% Value: 78.43% |
| HSL | hsl(52, 17, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.5 Yellow: 11.0 Key: 21.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 195.731 I: 7.893 Q: -5.278 |
| XYZ | X: 51.82 Y: 55.427 Z: 50.076 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.286 a:-2.251 b:9.909 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.286 u:2.816 v:14.8 |
| Decimal | 13157810 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.449, -6.042, 12.235 |
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