Hancock Gray
Often used for its versatile qualities, Hancock Gray remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to add character and warmth to any space. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#968D70
LRV
26.86
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 51 vs 27, Blanched Almond is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely Beige reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Hancock Gray encloses it.
At LRV 75 vs 27, Monterey White is decisively the brighter choice.
Abingdon Putty reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Hancock Gray encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Hancock Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 27 vs 9, Hancock Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (34 vs 27) makes Coastline the marginally brighter of the two.
Comet reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 27 vs 14, Hancock Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 12, Hancock Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Hancock Gray reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Hale Navy encloses it.
Lighter Colors
River Gorge Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 27 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 40 vs 27, Herbal Escape is decisively the brighter choice.
Chateau reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 39 vs 27, Jockey Hollow Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Hancock Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Hancock Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hancock Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 27 vs 14, Hancock Gray is decisively the brighter choice.