Selected color
Steel Wool
Benjamin Moore · 2121-20
A deep, stately gray that leans slightly cool.
- Hex
- #787B7Dpublished
- LRV
- 20.73published
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Manufacturer-published LRV.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
11 closest brand matches loaded.
Before the StormSherwin-Williams · SW 9564ΔE 1.67near-exactLRV 18.37The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
The candidate is darker. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
Industrial RevolutionGlidden / PPG · PPG0997-6ΔE 1.91near-exactLRV 20.06Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Nearly the same lightness, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
This exact code and swatch is sold under Glidden / PPG; it occupies one result slot.
Tarnished SilverDunn-Edwards · DE6355ΔE 2.00near-exactLRV 19Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Vessel GrayValspar · 4005-2AΔE 2.22very closeLRV 21.24The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.5 points higher.
Liquid MercuryBehr · N510-5ΔE 2.23very closeLRV 19Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.7 points lower.
Refined GrayDutch Boy · 435-5DBΔE 2.75very closeLRV 22The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 1.3 points higher.
SoftwareHGTV Home · HGSW7074ΔE 3.44very closeLRV 23The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.3 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated. Its LRV is 2.3 points higher.
Teak CupsMagnolia Home · JG-139ΔE 3.65closeLRV 22.91The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.2 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
De NimesFarrow & Ball · No.299ΔE 5.42noticeably differentLRV 21.34The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.6 points higher.
HIGHLINE SHADOWBackdrop · HIGHLINE SHADOWΔE 6.05noticeably differentLRV 24.73The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.0 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 99% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.
ShadeClare · ShadeΔE 7.13noticeably differentLRV 25.16The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.4 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 4.4 points higher.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.