Gray Lake
With a focus on bright and airy tones, Gray Lake (2138-70) is a standout Neutral in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. See it applied across 7 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#E4E8E2
LRV
78.79
Gray Lake in Real Rooms
Gray Lake has a high LRV of 78.79 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a bathroom, bedroom and misc.
3 Bathroom Photos
In a powder room, Gray Lake can be used floor-to-ceiling to create a dramatic, high-impact experience for guests. Because these rooms are small and transitional, they can handle the full intensity of the color's personality without feeling overwhelming.
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
Gray Lake has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
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
These examples of Gray Lake in transitional spaces—like entryways or landings—show how the color can act as a "thread" that ties the upper and lower floors of a house together into one cohesive story.
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.