Benjamin Moore Trout Gray 2124-20

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Trout Gray for bedroom (3 photos)
Trout Gray for living room (9 photos)
Benjamin Moore Trout Gray for bathroom (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore 2124-20 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Trout Gray for exterior (5 photos)
Benjamin Moore Trout Gray reviews (12 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Trout Gray undertones?
Is Trout Gray 2124-20 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Trout Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Trout Gray 2124-20
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Trout Gray 2124-20
Code:	2124-20
Name:	Trout Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Trout Gray?

Benjamin Moore Trout Gray 2124-20 is a deep, muted gray with a subtle cool blue cast visible in its #696D70 color value. It has enough depth to define a room without reading as near-black, making it especially effective on cabinetry, interior doors, or a study’s walls. In bright daylight, its blue-gray character may appear a little clearer, while warmer artificial light can soften the coolness and bring out its charcoal-like depth. Pair Trout Gray with clean white trim, pale gray stone, brushed nickel, or light oak for crisp contrast. It can also ground a bathroom or kitchen alongside soft off-whites and matte black hardware.

Trout Gray for bedroom (3 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 cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Trout Gray for living room (9 photos)

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

Benjamin Moore Trout Gray living room interior

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Benjamin Moore Trout Gray Dark Dining Room

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Benjamin Moore 2124-20 for bathroom

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

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Benjamin Moore 2124-20 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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@priphisim

Benjamin Moore Trout Gray Kitchen Island

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Trout Gray for exterior (5 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

Benjamin Moore Trout Gray Exterior Paint

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Benjamin Moore Trout Gray reviews (12 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 Trout Gray undertones?

Trout Gray reads as a deep, low-saturation charcoal gray with a near-neutral overall character and a faint blue-leaning direction in the digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as having a slightly cool cast, which fits its primarily gray appearance rather than making it read as distinctly blue. Because the color is so close to neutral, its coolness may be subtle and can shift with surrounding materials and light. Warm artificial lighting may soften the cool cast, while cool daylight can make the gray appear a bit crisper or more blue-leaning.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#696D70

RGB code:

105, 109, 112

Is Benjamin Moore Trout Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 206°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

2124-20 Trout Gray HSL code: 206, 3%, 43%

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 Trout 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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Morning

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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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Trout 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

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Trout Gray

Darker shades

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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 Trout Gray with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Benjamin Moore Antique Pearl and Night Shade.

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LRV of Trout Gray

Trout Gray has an LRV of 16.41% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 16.41%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#696D70
RGB Decimal	105, 109, 112
RGB Percent	41.18%, 42.75%, 43.92%
HSV	Hue: 206° Saturation: 6.25% Value: 43.92%
HSL	hsl(206, 3, 43)
CMYK	Cyan: 6.25 Magenta: 2.68 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 56.08
YIQ	Y: 108.146 I: -3.348 Q: 0.087
XYZ	X: 14.218 Y: 15.11 Z: 17.492
CIE Lab	L:45.785 a:-0.891 b:-2.199
CIE Luv	L:45.785 u:-2.361 v:-2.828
Decimal	6909296
Hunter Lab	38.872, -2.736, 0.53