Porcelain
Benjamin Moore CSP-550
- HEX
- #9BB3C6
- RGB
- 155, 179, 198
- LAB
- 71.7, -4.1, -12.4
- LRV
- ≈ 43
- Family
- Grayish Blue, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 7040 Window Grey
With an LRV of about 43, Porcelain 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.
Porcelain in other brands
- Peace Dulux Australia S39C2 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
- TVT U213 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
- Perfect Landing Behr S520-3 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
- Swift Jotun 4155 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
- Arctic Ice Nerolac 2395 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
- Lulworth Blue Farrow & Ball 89 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
- Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
- Tritanopia Reads as grayish blue
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Porcelain warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -12.4 and a value of -4.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Porcelain?
Peace (S39C2), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Porcelain?
≈ 43. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.