Opal Silk

With an LRV of about 45, Opal Silk 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.

Opal Silk in other brands

• Tropical Bay Valspar 5002-3C Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.9
• Patina 80 Caparol 3D Patina 80 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.2
• Apothecary Shop Blue Light Pratt & Lambert CW508 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.2
• Cross Of St. Chris Tikkurila Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.4
• New Life Dulux Australia S27A3 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.5
• Kensington Benjamin Moore 710 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.5

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Baby Aqua Behr M440-3 Grayish Green
• Green Meets Blue Behr S430-4 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns green
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Opal Silk warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of 0.4 and a value of -10.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Valspar color to Opal Silk?

Tropical Bay (5002-3C), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Opal Silk?

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