Dusty Denim

With an LRV of about 34, Dusty Denim 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.

Dusty Denim in other brands

• Symmetry PPG 1037-4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Symmetry Glidden PPG1037-4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Blue Dusk Plascon B3-D2-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Steel Symphony 3 Dulux UK 1187170 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Brook View Asian Paints 8265 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Debonair Sherwin-Williams 9139 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Shadow Blue Behr N480-3 Light Gray
• Cold Steel Behr MQ5-20 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• 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 Dusty Denim warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -6.7 and a value of -4.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest PPG color to Dusty Denim?

Symmetry (1037-4), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dusty Denim?

≈ 34. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.