Gray

With an LRV of about 46, Gray 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.

Gray in other brands

• Ashes Behr UL260-9 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Moos 45 Caparol 3D Moos 45 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Aged Stucco Grey Glidden 70YY 46/053 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Hikers Paradise Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• TVT L497 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Soulful Grey Valspar 6004-1B Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Porcelain Benjamin Moore 2113-60 Light Gray
• Willow Benjamin Moore 1468 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Gray warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.3 and a value of -0.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Gray?

Ashes (UL260-9), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gray?

≈ 46. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.