Adagio
Benjamin Moore 1593
- HEX
- #A1A9A9
- RGB
- 161, 169, 169
- LAB
- 68.6, -2.8, -1.0
- LRV
- ≈ 39
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 7040 Window Grey
With an LRV of about 39, Adagio 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. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Adagio in other brands
- Wool .03 Colorhouse Wool-03 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
- Steel Mill Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
- Pavement Café Crown J5390G Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
- Silent Film Behr MQ5-30 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
- Timeless Gray Pratt & Lambert 29-23 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
- Orkla Jotun 5125 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.6
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
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 Adagio warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.8 and b value of -1.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Colorhouse color to Adagio?
Wool .03 (Wool-03), at ΔE 1.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Adagio?
≈ 39. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.