Dolphin
Dolphin is a Gray paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Affinity® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#85837DLRV
23.71
Coordinating Colors
Polaris Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 81 vs 24, Collector's Item is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 23), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 24 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 24 vs 9, Dolphin is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (24 vs 14) makes Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (24 vs 12) makes Dolphin the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Vintage Pewter reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Dolphin reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 24 and 23, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Manufacturer description
A sleek gray that can command a room or quietly accentuate.