Sparrow

With an LRV of about 43, Sparrow 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.

Sparrow in other brands

• Bs A Tikkurila 05 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Silver Benjamin Moore 1460 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Trench Coat Plascon TFW 5 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Duct Tape Grey Kelly-Moore KM4915-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Praise Giving Hallman Lindsay 540 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Flying Feather Dulux UK 1187348 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Silver Bullet Behr N520-2 Light Gray
• Elemental Gray Behr PPU26-06 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 Sparrow warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 0.2 and b value of 0.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Sparrow?

Bs A (05), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sparrow?

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