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Crystalline

Benjamin Moore AF-485

HEX
#CAD5C9
RGB
202, 213, 201
LAB
84.2, -5.9, 4.6
LRV
≈ 64
Family
Light Gray, warm
Nearest RAL
9018 Papyrus White
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With an LRV of about 64, Crystalline reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Crystalline in other brands

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • North Benjamin Moore 456 Light Gray
  • Tranquility Benjamin Moore AF-490 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 Turns light green
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Crystalline warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.6 and a value of -5.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest PPG color to Crystalline?

Falling Star (1129-2), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Crystalline?

≈ 64. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.