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Light French Gray

Behr 720E-2

HEX
#C9CFCC
RGB
201, 207, 204
LAB
82.6, -2.6, 0.8
LRV
≈ 61
Family
Light Gray, neutral
Nearest RAL
9018 Papyrus White
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With an LRV of about 61, Light French Gray 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.

Light French Gray in other brands

  • Tornado Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • H1610E Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
  • Laguna White Dutch 7411 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Barely Jade Glidden 10GG 62/026 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
  • Dancing Bubbles Kelly-Moore KM3850-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
  • Skylight Farrow & Ball 205 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Behr

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 yellow
  • Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Light French Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.6 and b value of 0.8 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Light French Gray?

Tornado (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Light French Gray?

≈ 61. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.