BENJAMIN MOORE PAINT COLOR
Benjamin Moore Gray Owl OC-52
Gray Owl is a light green-gray, with an undertone that is green, leaning olive. See it at room scale before you buy a tester: try Gray Owl on the walls of your own room in the free 3D planner.
Gray Owl at a glance
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Color name | Gray Owl |
| Code | OC-52 |
| Hex (on screen) | #D3D4CC |
| RGB | 211, 212, 204 |
| Light reflectance (est.) | About 65 |
| Looks like | Light green-gray |
| Undertone | Green, leaning olive |
| Popularity | The 10th most searched Benjamin Moore color in the planner’s library: about 6,900 searches a month in the US |
The hex value is the planner’s on-screen approximation, not a paint formula, and the light reflectance is estimated from it. Screens, daylight, bulbs and sheen all change how a paint looks, so check a physical sample or tester pot on your wall before you order. The official Benjamin Moore color page has the manufacturer’s own details.
How Gray Owl behaves in a room
With an estimated light reflectance of about 65, it reflects a good share of light: enough for a whole room, while still reading as a color rather than a white.
It sits close to a true neutral, so it shifts less than most colors between cool northern light and warm southern light, though bulbs and nearby fabrics will still tint it.
Where it tends to be used
Light colors like this are often used as a whole-room color in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways and landings, usually with a white on ceilings and trim.
Try Gray Owl in your room. Draw your room to size or open a furnished living room, then paint the walls in 3D. Free, with no sign-up.
Open the planner →Colors that pair with Gray Owl
Suggestions from the same Benjamin Moore range in the planner, chosen for contrast or a tonal match. Try them side by side on different walls before deciding.
Closest matches from other brands
The colors from other brands in the planner that look nearest to Gray Owl on screen, measured by color difference (ΔE: under 2.5 is hard to tell apart on screen, over 9 is clearly different). Useful if you like the look but want a different brand or price.
Try Gray Owl on your own walls in 3D
- Open the planner and draw your room to its real size, or start from a furnished layout such as the living room or bedroom examples.
- Switch to 3D and open the Design panel, then choose Walls.
- Search for “Gray Owl” or “OC-52”, or filter by brand. Paint the whole room or select a single wall for a feature wall.
The planner is free with no sign-up. Brand paint colors are premium finishes: you can preview Gray Owl in your room for free, and Plus keeps brand colors in your saved plan.
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Questions
Is Benjamin Moore Gray Owl warm or cool?
On screen it is close to a true neutral, with very little undertone, so it reads as neither obviously warm nor cool.
What is the LRV of Gray Owl?
Estimated from the on-screen color, its light reflectance value is about 65 on a scale where 0 is black and 100 is pure white. The manufacturer’s published LRV is measured from real paint and may differ slightly.
What is the closest match to Gray Owl from another brand?
In the planner’s library, the nearest on screen is Farrow & Ball Ammonite (No. 274). On-screen matches are a starting point only: compare real samples side by side before switching.