Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray 2127-40

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What are Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray undertones?
Is Wolf Gray 2127-40 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Wolf Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Wolf Gray 2127-40
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Wolf Gray 2127-40
Code:	2127-40
Name:	Wolf Gray
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray?

Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray 2127-40 is a medium-depth blue-gray with a softly muted, slightly cool cast. Its low-saturation character keeps the blue from feeling bright, giving walls a grounded, weathered look rather than a crisp navy effect. In daylight, the gray-blue balance is most apparent, while warm artificial lighting can draw out its softer charcoal side. Use it in a study, bedroom, or mudroom for full walls, or on cabinetry and interior doors where a darker neutral is needed. Pair Wolf Gray with clean white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, black metal, or warm off-white textiles to keep the room from reading too cool.

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What are Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray undertones?

Wolf Gray is a midtone, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#727C83

RGB code:

114, 124, 131

Is Benjamin Moore Wolf Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 205°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

2127-40 Wolf Gray HSL code: 205, 7%, 48%

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 Wolf Gray

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

Sunrise

Morning

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Wolf 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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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 Wolf Gray with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Benjamin Moore Hint of Violet and Antique Pearl.

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LRV of Wolf Gray

Wolf Gray has an LRV of 21.19% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 21.19%, 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	#727C83
RGB Decimal	114, 124, 131
RGB Percent	44.71%, 48.63%, 51.37%
HSV	Hue: 205° Saturation: 12.98% Value: 51.37%
HSL	hsl(205, 7, 48)
CMYK	Cyan: 12.98 Magenta: 5.34 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 48.63
YIQ	Y: 121.808 I: -8.208 Q: 0.063
XYZ	X: 18.243 Y: 19.631 Z: 24.295
CIE Lab	L:51.418 a:-2.177 b:-5.068
CIE Luv	L:51.418 u:-5.747 v:-6.773
Decimal	7502979
Hunter Lab	44.307, -4.043, -1.495