Dusted Blue
Behr N470-2A
- HEX
- #BBC8C9
- RGB
- 187, 200, 201
- LAB
- 79.7, -4.2, -2.0
- LRV
- ≈ 56
- Family
- Light Gray, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 7035 Light Grey
With an LRV of about 56, Dusted Blue reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Dusted Blue in other brands
- Tudor Ice Vista C-1357 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
- Smoke Benjamin Moore 2122-40 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
- Submarine Resene Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Gulf Wind Kelly-Moore KM4871-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
- Wild Arctic KILZ RE210-02 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
- Glacier Stream Berger Paints 8T1835 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Secret Scent Behr S110-1 Light Gray
- Shaved Ice Behr N490-3 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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 Dusted Blue warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.0 and a value of -4.2 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Vista color to Dusted Blue?
Tudor Ice (C-1357), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Dusted Blue?
≈ 56. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.