Smoke Gray vs Cement grey
Where Smoke Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Smoke Gray belongs to the blue-grey family and Cement grey to the grey family. Cement grey (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Smoke Gray (LRV 21), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Smoke Gray vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Smoke Gray 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.
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. Cement grey 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. Cement grey reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Smoke Gray vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoke Gray on one side and Cement grey 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 Smoke Gray comparisons
See how Smoke Gray stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 43 vs 21, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 21, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
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Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 21), opening up a space where Smoke Gray encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Smoke Gray encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Smoke Gray encloses it.
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At LRV 68 vs 21, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Treron the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 57 vs 21, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.