Cathedral Gray

With an LRV of about 40, Cathedral Gray is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Cathedral Gray in other brands

• Ebony Jotun 9905 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Grey Haven MyPerfectColor MP544 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Wood Ash Tikkurila 0968 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• A6410C Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Duct Tape Grey Kelly-Moore KM4915-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Tirau Double Dulux Australia NZ9C4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Alaskan Gray Behr HDC-NT-23G Light Gray
• Shark Fin Behr PPU24-19 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as light gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Cathedral Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 0.2 and b value of 1.8 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Jotun color to Cathedral Gray?

Ebony (9905), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Cathedral Gray?

≈ 40. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.