Athena

With an LRV of about 70, Athena 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. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Athena in other brands

• Campfire Ash Behr N320-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• TVT Q636 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Baltic Sand Dulux Australia SW1A4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Ivory Spray Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Ceviche Little Greene Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Mai 25 Caparol 3D Mai 25 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Shell Benjamin Moore 883 White
• Smoke Benjamin Moore 2122-40 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 light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Athena warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.9 and a value of -0.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Athena?

Campfire Ash (N320-1), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Athena?

≈ 70. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.