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Zen

Behr PPU11-14

HEX
#AABAAF
RGB
170, 186, 175
LAB
74.0, -7.6, 3.7
LRV
≈ 47
Family
Green, cool
Nearest RAL
7038 Agate Grey
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With an LRV of about 47, Zen 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.

Zen in other brands

Lighter and darker in Behr

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 Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Zen warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of 3.7 and a value of -7.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Farrow & Ball color to Zen?

Green Blue (84), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Zen?

≈ 47. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.