Gray

With an LRV of about 22, 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

• L3210N Crown Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Serene Blue Jotun 5490 Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Intergalactic Behr N450-5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• IKEA184 IKEA Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Rough Ride Glidden PPG1036-5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.8
• Rough Ride PPG 1036-5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Stonybrook Benjamin Moore 1566 Gray
• Ashland Benjamin Moore 1608 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 olive
• 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 -3.3 and b value of -1.1 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Crown color to Gray?

L3210N (Crown), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gray?

≈ 22. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.