Oystershell

With an LRV of about 68, Oystershell 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.

Oystershell in other brands

• Misty Coast Behr PPU25-13 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Flock of Seagulls Nippon Paint NP N 3062P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Nomadic Dream Plascon 56 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Metal Flake Hallman Lindsay 447 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• December Frost Asian Paints 0956 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Glisten Kelly-Moore KM710-L Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Patriotic Benjamin Moore 2135-70 White
• Wales Benjamin Moore 1585 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 Oystershell warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.4 and b value of 2.5 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Behr color to Oystershell?

Misty Coast (PPU25-13), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Oystershell?

≈ 68. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.