Gotham
Gotham is a Gray paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#877E78LRV
22.32
Gotham in Rooms
Follow Gotham from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Misc Photos
The 2 misc images turn a gray swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Moody Gotham paint deepens the coziness of this intimate space.
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Rich Gotham walls provide elegant backdrop for eclectic furnishings.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 61 vs 22, Sidewalk Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 22, Plaster of Paris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 53 vs 22, Picnic Basket is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 24 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 22), opening up a space where Gotham encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Gotham the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Gotham reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Gotham the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 35 vs 22, Sterling Silver is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
At LRV 22 vs 10, Gotham is decisively the brighter choice.
Gotham reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 11) makes Gotham the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 11) makes Gotham the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
With shifting daylight, it's deep taupe...sepia...weathered gray. Yet it consistently works within the whole picture.