Match Gray Lake

Benjamin Moore Gray Lake is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 79. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Gray Lake
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70#E4E8E2LRV 79Neutral

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Poetic License
Gray Lake vs Poetic License
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
PPG
Poetic License
PPG1135-1 · LRV 80

With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Sweet Ariel
Sweet Ariel
Gray Lake vs Sweet Ariel
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Cloverdale Paint
Sweet Ariel
0467 · LRV 82

Sweet Ariel reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
White Wisp
Gray Lake vs White Wisp
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Benjamin Moore
White Wisp
2137-70 · LRV 78

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Green Glimpse
Green Glimpse
Gray Lake vs Green Glimpse
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Sherwin-Williams
Green Glimpse
9676 · LRV 82

With LRVs of 82 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Canyon Wind
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Canyon Wind vs Gray Lake
Behr
Canyon Wind
BL-W12 · LRV 77
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Bone China Blue - Pale
Bone China Blue - Pale
Gray Lake vs Bone China Blue - Pale
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79

With LRVs of 79 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Clouded Pearl 2
Gray Lake vs Clouded Pearl 2
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Dulux
Clouded Pearl 2
10BG 83/018 · LRV 83

A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes Clouded Pearl 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Steam
Steam
Gray Lake vs Steam
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Tikkurila
Steam
G497 · LRV 79

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 79 vs 79), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Cabbage White
Cabbage White
Gray Lake vs Cabbage White
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Farrow & Ball
Cabbage White
269 · LRV 84

Cabbage White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Reflection
Reflection
Gray Lake vs Reflection
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Jotun
Reflection
1622 · LRV 81

With LRVs of 81 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
RAL 110-1
RAL 110-1
Gray Lake vs RAL 110-1
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
RAL 110-1 · LRV 80

With LRVs of 80 and 79, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
S 1002-Y20R
S 1002-Y20R
Gray Lake vs S 1002-Y20R
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
NCS
S 1002-Y20R
S 1002-Y20R · LRV 82

S 1002-Y20R reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Signal White
Signal White
Gray Lake vs Signal White
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal White
RAL 9003 · LRV 85

Signal White reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Gray Lake
Gray Lake
Touch of Spring
Gray Lake vs Touch of Spring
Benjamin Moore
Gray Lake
2138-70 · LRV 79
Valspar
Touch of Spring
T666 · LRV 69

A 10-point LRV gap (79 vs 69) makes Gray Lake the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable