The Color Digest · Compare

Settled, side by side

Grant Beige

Benjamin Moore · HC-83

Greige, settled and grown-up

Stonington Gray

Benjamin Moore · HC-170

The grey that does not pick a side

55.5
LRV
59.36
Stonington Gray is 3.9 points lighter
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Hex
#CACBC5
207 · 195 · 175
RGB
202 · 203 · 197
Warm
Warmth
Neutral
Grant Beige is warm; Stonington Gray is neutral.
Warm greige with a soft gold cast
Undertone
A true light grey with a faint green-blue base; neither warm nor cold
Neutrals
Family
Grays
Historic Collection
Collection
Historical Colors

In real rooms

Every room, each color

Grant Beige

1 room
Grant BeigeBM HC-83
Design byStudio Leonie Berger
All 1 room

Stonington Gray

3 rooms
All 3 rooms

The difference

Read from the numbers

Stonington Gray is the lighter of the two at LRV 59.36, 3.9 points above Grant Beige at LRV 55.5. Grant Beige leans warm where Stonington Gray reads neutral. Grant Beige is a neutrals, Stonington Gray a grays. For a whole room, Stonington Gray is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Grant Beige is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

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.

Stonington Gray is Benjamin Moore's most balanced light grey — neither warm nor cool, with a faint green-blue base that keeps it from going purple, the failing of so many greys. At LRV 59 it is light enough for a small room and grey enough to read as a color against white trim.

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