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
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
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.