Gray

With an LRV of about 53, Gray reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Gray in other brands

• Haven Tikkurila K498 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Zinc Kelly-Moore KM663-L Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Silver Twilight Dulux Australia SN4E4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Moonlit Sky Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Steely Gaze Berger Paints 8T2609 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Blue Jumpers Nippon Paint NP N 1977P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Gray Benjamin Moore 2137-60 Light Gray
• Elephant Benjamin Moore 2109-50 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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Gray warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -3.4 and a value of -1.4 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Gray?

Haven (K498), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gray?

≈ 53. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.