Anchor Gray vs Black Jack
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Anchor Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Black Jack to the grey family. Anchor Gray (LRV 14) reflects noticeably more light than Black Jack (LRV 6), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Anchor Gray runs blue while Black Jack is decidedly blue and purple, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 15.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Anchor Gray vs Black Jack in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Anchor Gray and Black Jack in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Anchor Gray gives the walls a little more lift.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Anchor Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Anchor Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Anchor Gray vs Black Jack Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Anchor Gray on one side and Black Jack 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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