Exhale
Benjamin Moore AF-515
- HEX
- #A0B9C2
- RGB
- 160, 185, 194
- LAB
- 73.6, -6.6, -7.4
- LRV
- ≈ 46
- Family
- Grayish Blue, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 7040 Window Grey
With an LRV of about 46, Exhale 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.
Exhale in other brands
- Pale Cadet Pratt & Lambert 26-25 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
- Ocean Drifter Nippon Paint NP N 3293P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
- Blue Tonic Nerolac 4250 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
- TVT J438 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
- Teal Zen Jotun 4423 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
- French Moire Sherwin-Williams 9056 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Exhale warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -7.4 and a value of -6.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Pratt & Lambert color to Exhale?
Pale Cadet (26-25), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Exhale?
≈ 46. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.