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
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
- Falling Star PPG 1129-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
- Falling Star Glidden PPG1129-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
- IKEA151 IKEA Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
- Translucent Vision Plascon G2-C2-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
- Marble Green Vista C-453 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
- Marble Green Hallman Lindsay 454 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
- North Benjamin Moore 456 Light Gray
- Tranquility Benjamin Moore AF-490 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.