Intercoastal Gray

With an LRV of about 45, Intercoastal Gray 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.

Intercoastal Gray in other brands

• French Benjamin Moore CSP-595 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Steel Parade Dulux UK 1915213 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Quiet Peace Plascon B3-D2-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Special Delivery PPG 1037-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Special Delivery Glidden PPG1037-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Quaker Gray Nippon Paint NP N 2005P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Malt Behr 720A-3 Light Gray
• Nature's Gift Behr N410-4 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 Intercoastal Gray warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -5.1 and a value of -3.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Intercoastal Gray?

French (CSP-595), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Intercoastal Gray?

≈ 45. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.