Dusk Blue

With an LRV of about 32, Dusk Blue 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.

Dusk Blue in other brands

• Light Gray Dunn-Edwards DEC789 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Earl Grey Sherwin-Williams 7660 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Pukaki Double Dulux Australia NZ9B7 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• H7320J Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Steel Curtain Johnstone's Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Greycliffe Glidden 50GY 32/046 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Cool Granite Behr PPF-39 Light Gray
• Euro Gray Behr PPU25-17 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 olive
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dusk Blue warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.9 and b value of 1.3 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dunn-Edwards color to Dusk Blue?

Light Gray (DEC789), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dusk Blue?

≈ 32. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.