Squirrel Tail
Benjamin Moore's Squirrel Tail is a gray shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#8D887ALRV
24.91
Coordinating Colors
Collector's Item reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 25), opening up a space where Squirrel Tail encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 25, Going to the Chapel is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (29 vs 25) makes Polaris Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 41 vs 25, Acorn Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 25 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (34 vs 25) makes Vintage Pewter the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Graystone the marginally brighter of the two.
Cape May Cobblestone reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 25), opening up a space where Squirrel Tail encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Museum Piece reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Squirrel Tail encloses it.
Darker Colors
Squirrel Tail reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (25 vs 19) makes Squirrel Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (25 vs 16) makes Squirrel Tail the marginally brighter of the two.
Squirrel Tail reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Toasted brown undertones warm this balanced neutral.