Cape May Cobblestone vs Cement grey

Cape May Cobblestone is a Benjamin Moore color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 40 vs 24, Cape May Cobblestone will read as the brighter of the two — a 16-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 16.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cape May Cobblestone vs Cement grey in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cape May Cobblestone and Cement grey 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

Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Cape May Cobblestone returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Cape May CobblestoneBenjamin Moore Cape May Cobblestone Living Room Wall

@hdluxehomeinteriors

Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 living room

@barnhouse_veluwe

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Cape May Cobblestone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.

Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 bedroom

@11k.studio

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Cape May Cobblestone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.

Cape May CobblestoneBenjamin Moore Cape May Cobblestone Exterior

@fallenangelbrass

Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 house exterior with stairs

@puntoporta

Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Cape May Cobblestone will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Cement grey would.

Cape May CobblestoneBenjamin Moore Cape May Cobblestone Kitchen Island

@compass__studios

Cement greyRAL Classic Cement grey 7033 kitchen cabinets

@kasia.kopacz

Color Details

Cape May Cobblestone
Benjamin Moore · 1474
Hex#ADABA2
LRV40.1
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number1474
UndertoneYellow
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessMedium
Cement grey
RAL Classic · RAL 7033
Hex#7F8274
LRV24.1
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 7033
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Cape May Cobblestone vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cape May Cobblestone on one side and Cement grey on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

More Cape May Cobblestone comparisons

See how Cape May Cobblestone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Cape May Cobblestone
White Dove
Cape May Cobblestone
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 83 vs 40, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Ammonite
Cape May Cobblestone
Ammonite
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 40), opening up a space where Cape May Cobblestone encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Iron Ore
Cape May Cobblestone
Iron Ore
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 6, Cape May Cobblestone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Purbeck Stone
Cape May Cobblestone
Purbeck Stone
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cape May Cobblestone
Evergreen Fog
Cape May Cobblestone
Evergreen Fog
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

Cape May Cobblestone reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cape May Cobblestone
Mizzle
Cape May Cobblestone
Mizzle
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

A 11-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.

Cape May Cobblestone
Agreeable Gray
Cape May Cobblestone
Agreeable Gray

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 40), opening up a space where Cape May Cobblestone encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Accessible Beige
Cape May Cobblestone
Accessible Beige

At LRV 58 vs 40, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Denim Drift
Cape May Cobblestone
Denim Drift
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 27, Cape May Cobblestone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
French Gray
Cape May Cobblestone
French Gray
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cape May Cobblestone
Naval
Cape May Cobblestone
Naval
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Cape May Cobblestone reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Tranquil Dawn
Cape May Cobblestone
Tranquil Dawn
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 55 vs 40, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Bancha
Cape May Cobblestone
Bancha
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13

At LRV 40 vs 13, Cape May Cobblestone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Hardwick White
Cape May Cobblestone
Hardwick White

A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Cape May Cobblestone
Pure White
Cape May Cobblestone
Pure White
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 40), opening up a space where Cape May Cobblestone encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Artichoke
Cape May Cobblestone
Artichoke
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Cape May Cobblestone reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Cape May Cobblestone
Balboa Mist
Cape May Cobblestone
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 66 vs 40, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Shoji White
Cape May Cobblestone
Shoji White
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 74 vs 40, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Snowbound
Cape May Cobblestone
Snowbound
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 40, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Pewter Green
Cape May Cobblestone
Pewter Green
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Cape May Cobblestone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Skimming Stone
Cape May Cobblestone
Skimming Stone

At LRV 68 vs 40, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Dix Blue
Cape May Cobblestone
Dix Blue
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41

With LRVs of 41 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Cape May Cobblestone
Calamine
Cape May Cobblestone
Calamine
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where Cape May Cobblestone encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Treron
Cape May Cobblestone
Treron
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25

Cape May Cobblestone reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Vintage Vogue
Cape May Cobblestone
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

At LRV 40 vs 12, Cape May Cobblestone is decisively the brighter choice.

Cape May Cobblestone
Saybrook Sage
Cape May Cobblestone
Saybrook Sage
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

A 5-point LRV gap (45 vs 40) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Cape May Cobblestone
Pale Green
Cape May Cobblestone
Pale Green
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Cape May Cobblestone reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Cape May Cobblestone
Pine Needle
Cape May Cobblestone
Pine Needle
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

Cape May Cobblestone reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Guilford Green
Cape May Cobblestone
Guilford Green

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Cape May Cobblestone encloses it.

Cape May Cobblestone
Just Walnut
Cape May Cobblestone
Just Walnut
Benjamin Moore
Cape May Cobblestone
1474 · LRV 40

Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 40), opening up a space where Cape May Cobblestone encloses it.