Powell Gray
Benjamin Moore Powell Gray (CW-665) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its blue and grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#5A656CLRV
14.61
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 50 vs 15, Beach Glass is decisively the brighter choice.
Harwood Putty reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where Powell Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 15, Ewing Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 84 vs 15, Brilliant White is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 15, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 15), opening up a space where Powell Gray encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (15 vs 6) makes Powell Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 15, Silver Fox is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 15, Upper West Side is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 15) makes Gray Shower the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (20 vs 15) makes Eclipse the marginally brighter of the two.
Wolf Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (22 vs 15) makes Montpelier the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Powell Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Powell Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Powell Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
From Colonial Williamsburg's colonial revival color palette, this pronounced, somewhat pensive color was likely found during scratch tests, the precursor to modern paint analysis.