Benjamin Moore Gray Owl / 2137-60 / OC-52

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Gray Owl for bedroom (4 photos)
Gray Owl for living room (6 photos)
Benjamin Moore Gray Owl for bathroom (5 photos)
Benjamin Moore Gray Owl reviews (5 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Gray Owl undertones?
Is Gray Owl OC-52 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Gray Owl
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Gray Owl OC-52
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Gray Owl OC-52
Code:	OC-52
Name:	Gray Owl
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Gray Owl?

Benjamin Moore Gray Owl OC-52 is a light, softly muted gray with a subtle green-beige cast visible beneath its pale surface. Its low saturation keeps it from reading stark or icy, while the slightly warm undertone helps it sit comfortably beside natural wood, linen, and cream upholstery. In cool daylight, Gray Owl can appear cleaner and more silvery; warmer bulbs tend to bring out its gentle earthy tint. It is well suited to living room, bedroom, and hallway walls where a light neutral is wanted without the brightness of pure white. Pair it with warm white trim, oak or walnut finishes, and charcoal or deep green accents for contrast.

Gray Owl for bedroom (4 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Gray Owl for living room (6 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Benjamin Moore OC-52 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light grey real bathrooms.

Benjamin Moore Gray Owl bathroom paint review

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Benjamin Moore Gray Owl reviews (5 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Benjamin Moore Gray Owl undertones?

Gray Owl OC-52 reads as a light, low-saturation gray that sits close to neutral, with only a very subtle yellow-leaning direction in the supplied digital sample. That slight bias is too weak to make a firm undertone call from the HEX value alone. Benjamin Moore describes Gray Owl as a light gray with a “cool, crisp cast,” which can make its overall gray family appear cleaner and less warm than the sample’s faint yellow direction might suggest. Warm artificial lighting may bring out a touch more softness or warmth, while cool daylight can make the gray look cleaner and cooler.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D3D4CC

RGB code:

211, 212, 204

Is Benjamin Moore Gray Owl cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 68°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

OC-52 Gray Owl HSL code: 68, 9%, 82%

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 Owl

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 Gray Owl:

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

OC-52
Gray Owl

OC-56
Moonshine

Darker shades

OC-52
Gray Owl

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 Owl with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 248, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and French Violet.

OC-52
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LRV of Gray Owl

Gray Owl has an LRV of 64.51% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 64.51%, 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	#D3D4CC
RGB Decimal	211, 212, 204
RGB Percent	82.75%, 83.14%, 80.00%
HSV	Hue: 68° Saturation: 3.77% Value: 83.14%
HSL	hsl(68, 9, 82)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.47 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.77 Key: 16.86
YIQ	Y: 210.789 I: 1.975 Q: -2.701
XYZ	X: 61.304 Y: 65.296 Z: 66.484
CIE Lab	L:84.636 a:-1.772 b:3.836
CIE Luv	L:84.636 u:-0.127 v:6.063
Decimal	13882572
Hunter Lab	80.806, -5.989, 7.782