Cobblestone
Benjamin Moore 1606
- HEX
- #9FA6A6
- RGB
- 159, 166, 166
- LAB
- 67.6, -2.5, -0.9
- LRV
- ≈ 37
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 7040 Window Grey
With an LRV of about 37, Cobblestone 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.
Cobblestone in other brands
- Steel Mill Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Silent Film Behr MQ5-30 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Timeless Gray Pratt & Lambert 29-23 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Orkla Jotun 5125 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Hempel 13030 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Silver Queen Berger Paints 8T1693 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
- 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 Cobblestone warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.5 and b value of -0.9 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Johnstone's color to Cobblestone?
Steel Mill (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Cobblestone?
≈ 37. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.