Shadow Gray
Benjamin Moore Shadow Gray (2125-40) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#A2A9AELRV
39.53
Shadow Gray in Rooms
Follow Shadow Gray from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
3 kitchen cabinets images place Shadow Gray (2125-40) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. An LRV of 39.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Kitchen cabinets painted Shadow Gray create sleek, sophisticated storage.
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Cabinetry in Shadow Gray transforms a kitchen with timeless elegance.
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Gray cabinet doors in Shadow Gray blend style with functionality.
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1 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image place Shadow Gray (2125-40) in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together. An LRV of 39.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Bathroom walls in Shadow Gray add moody elegance to the space.
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Coordinating Colors
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 40), opening up a space where Shadow Gray encloses it.
Shadow Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 9), opening up a space where Lead Gray encloses it.
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 40), opening up a space where Shadow Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 40, White Diamond is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 66 vs 40, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 40), opening up a space where Shadow Gray encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 6, Shadow Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 17, Shadow Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Silver Fox the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Himalayan Trek reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Silent Night reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Thundercloud Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Porringer Gray reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 40), opening up a space where Shadow Gray encloses it.
Early Frost reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 40), opening up a space where Shadow Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (40 vs 32) makes Shadow Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 40 vs 24, Shadow Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Shadow Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shadow Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A cool, adaptable medium gray that can quietly accentuate a space.