Pencil Point vs Anchor Gray
Pencil Point (Behr) and Anchor Gray (Benjamin Moore) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Pencil Point belongs to the grey family and Anchor Gray to the blue-grey family. The 3-point LRV gap — 14 for Anchor Gray vs 11 for Pencil Point — means Anchor Gray will open up a space more effectively. Both share a blue character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pencil Point vs Anchor Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Pencil Point and Anchor Gray are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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Pencil Point vs Anchor Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pencil Point on one side and Anchor Gray on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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