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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
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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

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Blue Benjamin Moore 1592 Light Gray
  • Deep Benjamin Moore 2124-30 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 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.