Stoneware
Stoneware is a bright and airy Gray from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Below, you'll find 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#EFEADB
LRV
80.76
Stoneware in Real Rooms
Stoneware has a high LRV of 80.76 — 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, dining room and misc.
2 Kitchen Photos
The sophisticated undertones of Stoneware make it an excellent partner for mixed metal finishes. Whether you have a brass faucet and matte black cabinet pulls, or traditional chrome fixtures, this color acts as a neutral mediator that makes the mix look intentional.
Kitchen cabinetry and walls in Stoneware create a cohesive, contemporary cooking space.
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Stoneware walls in the kitchen offer a soft, sophisticated backdrop for countertops and appliances.
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1 Dining Room Photo
The color Stoneware has a way of making wood furniture look its best. Whether you have a dark mahogany table or a light oak sideboard, the undertones of the paint will pull out the natural beauty and grain of the wood.
Dining room walls painted Stoneware establish an elegant, understated color foundation.
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1 Misc Photo
These "miscellaneous" applications of Stoneware prove that there is truly no room in the house that wouldn't benefit from its sophisticated, grounded, and endlessly adaptable presence.
Walls finished in Stoneware bring warmth and subtle texture to any room.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 81 vs 66, Stoneware is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (90 vs 81) makes Crisp Linen the marginally brighter of the two.
Chantilly Lace reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 81), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 81 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 83 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 81 vs 24, Stoneware is decisively the brighter choice.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Stoneware reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stoneware reads slightly lighter (LRV 81 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stoneware reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 63), opening up a space where Delaware Putty encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (81 vs 76) makes Stoneware the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 56, Stoneware is decisively the brighter choice.