Gray

With an LRV of about 50, 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

• Bleached Meadow Plascon Y7-E2-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Grey Pyjamas Berger Paints 8T2779 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Hi Ho Silver Vista K-845 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Nimbus Shower Asian Paints 8330 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Weathered Moss Behr N380-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Gray Suit Nippon Paint NP N 2027P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Rodeo Benjamin Moore 1534 Light Gray
• Pike's Benjamin Moore 2127-50 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 yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Gray warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.8 and a value of -2.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to Gray?

Bleached Meadow (Y7-E2-3), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gray?

≈ 50. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.