Whitewash Oak

With an LRV of about 58, Whitewash Oak 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.

Whitewash Oak in other brands

• Whiskers Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Aloof Gray Sherwin-Williams 6197 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Unforgettable Dulux Australia SN3H5 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Hempel 16030 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Smoke Ring KILZ RK100 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Winter Mist Jotun 1926 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Silver Feather Behr BWC-29 Light Gray
• Heirloom Silver Behr PPU25-08 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 Whitewash Oak warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.6 and a value of -1.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Whitewash Oak?

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

What is the LRV of Whitewash Oak?

≈ 58. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.