Gentle Gray vs Iced Slate
Both from Benjamin Moore's palette. Hue-wise, Gentle Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Iced Slate to the blue family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (57 vs 58), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. Both lean blue, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gentle Gray vs Iced Slate in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Gentle Gray and Iced Slate 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Gentle Gray vs Iced Slate Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gentle Gray on one side and Iced Slate 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.
More Gentle Gray comparisons
See how Gentle Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 57 vs 6, Gentle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Gentle Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 27, Gentle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 13, Gentle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Gentle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 57, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Gentle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 12, Gentle Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Gentle Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Gentle Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.