Tinsmith
Behr BL-W11
- HEX
- #DCE0DC
- RGB
- 220, 224, 220
- LAB
- 88.8, -2.1, 1.5
- LRV
- ≈ 74
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 9003 Signal White
With an LRV of about 74, Tinsmith reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Tinsmith in other brands
- Looking Glass Crown H3730E Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Cliffs Of Dover Kelly-Moore KM703-L Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- First Frost Vista K-839 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
- TVT Y440 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
- Oakleaf Hydrangea KILZ RJ140 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Tundra Frost Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Heavy Sugar Behr T13-14 White
- Fast As The Wind Behr PPU26-17 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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 Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Tinsmith warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.1 and b value of 1.5 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Crown color to Tinsmith?
Looking Glass (H3730E), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Tinsmith?
≈ 74. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.