Gentle Rain
Behr 790E-2
- HEX
- #CBC9C5
- RGB
- 203, 201, 197
- LAB
- 81.0, 0.0, 2.2
- LRV
- ≈ 59
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 7047 Tele Grey 4
With an LRV of about 59, Gentle Rain 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.
Gentle Rain in other brands
- Dieskau Dulux Australia SN4H1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
- Silver Queen Vista K-821 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Shale Rock Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Hempel 11060 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Zircon Sherwin-Williams 7667 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Filtered Shade Valspar 4003-1B Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Echo Mist Behr ECC-31-2 Light Gray
- Meteor Shower Behr N450-3 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 orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Gentle Rain warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 0.0 and b value of 2.2 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Gentle Rain?
Dieskau (SN4H1), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Gentle Rain?
≈ 59. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.