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Settled, side by side

Deep Secret

Benjamin Moore · CSP-625

Grant Beige

Benjamin Moore · HC-83

11.64
LRV
55.81
Grant Beige is 44.2 points lighter
#525A60
Hex
#CFC3AF
82 · 90 · 96
RGB
207 · 195 · 175
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Deep Secret is cool; Grant Beige is warm.
Charcoal grey leaning blue; a slate rather than a soot
Undertone
Warm greige with a soft gold cast
Gray
Family
Beige
Color Stories
Collection
Historical Colors

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Grant Beige is the lighter of the two at LRV 55.81, 44.2 points above Deep Secret at LRV 11.64. Deep Secret leans cool where Grant Beige reads warm. Deep Secret is a gray, Grant Beige a beige. For a whole room, Grant Beige is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Deep Secret is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Deep Secret is a dark charcoal grey with a clear blue undertone — Benjamin Moore files it in the blue family and calls it 'your new favorite gray'. It comes from the Color Stories collection, whose full-spectrum formulas shift more with the light than standard paints.

Grant Beige balances beige and grey in nearly equal measure — the textbook greige. A slight yellow-gold undertone adds warmth, while the grey content keeps it from ever reading sweet or sandy. It is the safe, sophisticated neutral that anchors a whole-home palette.

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