Nightingale Gray

With an LRV of about 43, Nightingale 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.

Nightingale Gray in other brands

• TVT Q687 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Gathering Dusk Dulux UK 3052649 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Midden Veen Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Scroll Beige Glidden 20YY 43/083 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Elegant Grey Berger Paints 8T1717 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Cowry Shell Nippon Paint NP N 3389P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Smoked Umber Behr PWN-71 Light Gray
• Frosted Cocoa Behr HDC-NT-18G 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Nightingale Gray warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.2 and a value of 2.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Nightingale Gray?

TVT Q687 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Nightingale Gray?

≈ 43. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.