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Pelican Gray

Benjamin Moore · 1612

Repose Gray

Sherwin-Williams · SW 7015

58.58
LRV
58.22
Pelican Gray is 0.4 points lighter
#C6CBCC
Hex
#CCC9C0
198 · 203 · 204
RGB
204 · 201 · 192
Cool
Warmth
Warm
Pelican Gray is cool; Repose Gray is warm.
Silvery grey with a blue lean; the color of a wet slate roof
Undertone
Soft warm gray with a quiet greige cast
Gray
Family
Beige
Classics Color Collection
Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Pelican Gray is the lighter of the two at LRV 58.58, 0.4 points above Repose Gray at LRV 58.22. Pelican Gray leans cool where Repose Gray reads warm. Pelican Gray is a gray, Repose Gray a beige. For a whole room, Pelican Gray is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Repose Gray is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Pelican Gray is a light, silvery grey with a clear blue lean — cooler than the greiges that dominated the last decade, and all the better for it. At LRV 59 it is light enough for a small room and grey enough to feel deliberate. It is the grey of a slate roof after rain.

Repose Gray (SW 7015) is the gray for people who want gray — not greige — but don't want it cold. A quiet warm undertone keeps it from going icy, while it still reads more gray than beige. LRV sits around 58.

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