Abalone

With an LRV of about 63, Abalone reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Abalone in other brands

• Linen Grey Jotun 2105 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Hempel 15380 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• TVT Q800 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Portland Whitbed Kelly-Moore KM3922-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Smooth Stone Glidden 50YY 63/041 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Bowstring Behr T16-19 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• In Benjamin Moore 715 White
• Beach Benjamin Moore 1564 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 Abalone warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.4 and a value of 0.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Jotun color to Abalone?

Linen Grey (2105), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Abalone?

≈ 63. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.