Gray Lake
Benjamin Moore Gray Lake (2138-70) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its green, grey and white classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#E4E8E2LRV
78.79
Gray Lake in Rooms
Follow Gray Lake from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Bathroom Photos
Gray Lake (2138-70) can change noticeably under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Bathroom vanity and walls in Gray Lake enhance natural light reflection.
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Tile accents and walls coordinate beautifully in Gray Lake tones.
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Painted bathroom surfaces in Gray Lake offer timeless, understated elegance.
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3 Bedroom Photos
Across 3 bedroom images, Gray Lake (2138-70) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Bedroom walls in Gray Lake establish a serene, restful atmosphere.
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Soft Gray Lake on bedroom walls creates an inviting retreat space.
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Ceiling and wall trim in Gray Lake unify the bedroom design.
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1 Misc Photo
Gray Lake (2138-70) moves through 1 misc image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Wall surfaces transformed with Gray Lake deliver subtle sophistication throughout.
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Coordinating Colors
Gray Lake reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 39), opening up a space where New Hope Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (90 vs 79) makes Chantilly Lace the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 58, Gray Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (87 vs 79) makes Super White the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 82 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 79 vs 34, Gray Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 25, Gray Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, Gray Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Lake reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 10), opening up a space where Purple Lotus encloses it.
Gray Lake reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 6), opening up a space where Plum Royale encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Decorator's White reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (88 vs 79) makes Distant Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 79) makes Brilliant White the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Gray Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
Gray Lake reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 56), opening up a space where Prescott Green encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 54, Gray Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A pale silver with the slightest glint of green.