Gray

With an LRV of about 18, Gray absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Gray in other brands

• Gris Volcanico Behr PPH-44 (HISP) Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Soft Fur Dulux Australia S05A5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Lead Pipe MyPerfectColor MP10206 Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Dark Thunder Asian Paints K117 Gray Very close ΔE 1.7
• BALD EAGLE Nippon Paint NP PRO 0544 Gray Very close ΔE 1.7
• Flamenco 5 Caparol 3D Flamenco 5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Englewood Benjamin Moore 1607 Gray
• Bracken Benjamin Moore CW-690 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as gray
• Protanopia Reads as gray
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns brown
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 2.5 and b value of 1.5 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Behr color to Gray?

Gris Volcanico (PPH-44 (HISP)), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gray?

≈ 18. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.