Sterling

With an LRV of about 35, Sterling 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.

Sterling in other brands

• Elemental Gray Behr PPU26-06 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Gallant Steed Dulux Australia SN4D6 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Constructed Steel Dulux UK 1186576 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Moos 20 Caparol 3D Moos 20 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Diamond Heights Vista K-819 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Hempel 19002 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Silver Benjamin Moore 1460 Light Gray
• Hearthstone Benjamin Moore 1601 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 Sterling warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 0.5 and b value of 0.8 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Behr color to Sterling?

Elemental Gray (PPU26-06), at ΔE 1.1. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sterling?

≈ 35. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.