Gray

With an LRV of about 10, 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

• Peppercorn Sherwin-Williams 7674 Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Shadow Mountain Behr PPU24-22 Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Seal of Grey Dutch VS-9301 Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Bowler Hat Dulux UK 1915003 Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Raku Dulux Australia SN4H7 Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• TVT 1941 Tikkurila Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Overcoat Benjamin Moore CC-544 Gray
• Midnight Benjamin Moore 1631 Dark 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 0.0 and b value of 0.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Gray?

Peppercorn (7674), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gray?

≈ 10. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.