Gray Mountain
Gray Mountain is a versatile Gray from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#797271
LRV
18.50
Gray Mountain in Real Rooms
Gray Mountain has a medium LRV of 18.5 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Gray and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a front door.
2 Front Door Photos
Using Gray Mountain for the front door allows the hardware to be the "jewelry" of the house. Whether you choose a modern long-bar handle or a traditional knocker, the color provides the perfect stage for the metalwork to shine.
Front door painted Gray Mountain makes a refined architectural statement.
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This front entrance door in Gray Mountain welcomes visitors with quiet sophistication.
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Coordinating Colors
Snow White reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 19), opening up a space where Gray Mountain encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 19, Smoke is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 19, Marble Canyon is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 19, Soft Chamois is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Granite reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Aegean Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 19), opening up a space where Gray Mountain encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 19, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (19 vs 14) makes Gray Mountain the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes Wool Peacoat the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 19, Stormy Monday is decisively the brighter choice.
Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (27 vs 19) makes Wet Concrete the marginally brighter of the two.