Sanctuary

With an LRV of about 42, Sanctuary 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.

Sanctuary in other brands

• Arctic Rose Dulux Australia S01B2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Quartz Moon Pratt & Lambert 31-29 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Bouquet Jotun 3444 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Midden Heide Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Mercury Shower 3 Dulux UK 1186915 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Silverberry Behr 670F-4 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Tranquility Benjamin Moore AF-490 Light Gray
• Cloudy Benjamin Moore 2122-30 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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Sanctuary warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 5.0 and b value of -1.7 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Sanctuary?

Arctic Rose (S01B2), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sanctuary?

≈ 42. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.