French Silver

With an LRV of about 50, French Silver 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.

French Silver in other brands

• Marseilles Hallman Lindsay 525 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Monorail Silver Sherwin-Williams 7663 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Cold Stare Nippon Paint NP N 2986P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Raider Nation Kelly-Moore KM3811-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• TVT K496 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• L8500F Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Pewter Vase Behr PPL-64 Light Gray
• Cathedral Grey Behr UL260-7 Light 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 French Silver warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.4 and b value of -0.5 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to French Silver?

Marseilles (525), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of French Silver?

≈ 50. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.