Gray Cashmere vs Purbeck Stone
Where Gray Cashmere belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Purbeck Stone is a Farrow & Ball color. Hue-wise, Gray Cashmere belongs to the green-grey family and Purbeck Stone to the greige-grey family. Gray Cashmere (LRV 65) reflects noticeably more light than Purbeck Stone (LRV 52), a difference of 13 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Gray Cashmere runs green while Purbeck Stone is decidedly warm, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Gray Cashmere vs Purbeck Stone in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Gray Cashmere and Purbeck Stone 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 LRV gap is large enough that Gray Cashmere will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Purbeck Stone would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Gray Cashmere reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
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. Gray Cashmere reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Purbeck Stone.
Color Details
Gray Cashmere vs Purbeck Stone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Gray Cashmere on one side and Purbeck Stone 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 Gray Cashmere comparisons
See how Gray Cashmere stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 65 vs 30, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
Gray Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Gray Cashmere the marginally brighter of the two.
Gray Cashmere reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gray Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 65 vs 51, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
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Gray Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
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At LRV 65 vs 41, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
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Gray Cashmere reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 7, Gray Cashmere is decisively the brighter choice.