A light gray with a cool, slightly green-leaning edge that stays fresh and airy, reading almost silvery in north light. It is a favorite for kitchens, bathrooms and modern living spaces that want a calm, clean neutral.
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Undertone: Light gray with cool green-gray undertones.
LRV 64.51: Gray Owl is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Where to use it: Kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom.
Trim: Gray Owl pairs well with Chantilly Lace OC-65 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Gray Owl on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Gray Owl from Sherwin-Williams and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Benjamin Moore Gray Owl (OC-52) is #D3D4CC, which is rgb(211, 212, 204). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Gray Owl has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 64.51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Gray Owl is a light color that keeps rooms bright.
Gray Owl has a light gray with cool green-gray undertones undertone. By its digital value it sits on a fairly neutral middle, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Benjamin Moore Gray Owl is Sea Salt (SW 6204, #CDD2CA), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.8). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Benjamin Moore Gray Owl is Gray View (DC-014, #D3D1C8), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.5). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.