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Greyhound

Benjamin Moore 1579

HEX
#9EA9A2
RGB
158, 169, 162
LAB
68.2, -5.2, 2.3
LRV
≈ 38
Family
Light Gray, cool
Nearest RAL
7038 Agate Grey
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With an LRV of about 38, Greyhound 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.

Greyhound in other brands

  • Evening Glade Plascon G3-E2-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
  • Casting Shadow Dunn-Edwards DE6291 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Light Drizzle Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
  • Iconic Jotun 6378 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
  • Hurricane Asian Paints 8369 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
  • Everglades Kelly-Moore KM713-M Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

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 Turns green
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Greyhound warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of 2.3 and a value of -5.2 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to Greyhound?

Evening Glade (G3-E2-2), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Greyhound?

≈ 38. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.