Metro Gray
Metro Gray is a versatile and reflective Gray from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. Below, you'll find 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#CACAC8
LRV
58.43
Metro Gray in Real Rooms
Metro Gray has a high LRV of 58.43 — 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 Gray and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets and misc.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
Choosing Metro Gray for cabinets allows you to be more adventurous with your tile and stone choices. Because the cabinetry is so well-grounded, it can balance out a heavily veined marble or a colorful geometric backsplash without the room feeling "busy."
Kitchen cabinets painted Metro Gray offer versatile sophistication for any cooking space.
@jemwoodworking
1 Misc Photo
More spaces painted in Metro Gray, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
Walls finished in Metro Gray provide a balanced neutral for various design styles.
@sabinevintagehome
Coordinating Colors
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 58), opening up a space where Metro Gray encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Metro Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Oxford White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, Metro Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Metro Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 22, Metro Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Metro Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (69 vs 58) makes Violet Sparkle the marginally brighter of the two.
Metro Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 18), opening up a space where French Violet encloses it.
Metro Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Blackberry Punch encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Metro Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Whisper reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.