Nimbus

With an LRV of about 61, Nimbus 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.

Nimbus in other brands

• Stone Jotun 1927 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Jade 15 Caparol 3D Jade 15 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Chic Gray Behr PPU26-10 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Pebble Shore Dulux UK 1915124 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Cool Slate Glidden PPG1002-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Cool Slate PPG 1002-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Constellation Benjamin Moore AF-540 Light Gray
• Victorian Benjamin Moore 2114-50 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Nimbus warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.3 and a value of -0.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Jotun color to Nimbus?

Stone (1927), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Nimbus?

≈ 61. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.