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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
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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

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

  • Blue Benjamin Moore 1655 Grayish Blue
  • Dusty Benjamin Moore CSP-605 Grayish Blue

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.