Sterling

With an LRV of about 64, Sterling 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.

Sterling in other brands

• Bone China Blue - Mid Little Greene Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Refleks Jotun 7043 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Glacier (CT) Crown J2650E Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Grey Gables Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Patina 25 Caparol 3D Patina 25 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Platinum Behr PPU26-11 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Calm Benjamin Moore 2111-70 White
• Winter Benjamin Moore 1605 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 Sterling warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.1 and b value of 1.5 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Little Greene color to Sterling?

Bone China Blue - Mid (Little Greene), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sterling?

≈ 64. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.