Constellation

With an LRV of about 74, Constellation 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.

Constellation in other brands

• Era Behr MQ3-56 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Blue Horizon Kelly-Moore KM283-L Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Harbor Mist Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• M0750L Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• SOFT VALLEY Nippon Paint NP PRO 0436 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Wit Marmer Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Aloe Benjamin Moore 844 White
• Nimbus Benjamin Moore 1465 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 yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Constellation warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.4 and a value of -3.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Constellation?

Era (MQ3-56), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Constellation?

≈ 74. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.