Thunder

With an LRV of about 49, Thunder 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.

Thunder in other brands

• Frappé Valspar 6003-1B Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Comfort Grey Jotun 12078 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Glasgow Fog Behr HDC-NT-06G Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Peaceful Grotto Kelly-Moore KM694-M Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Marble Arch Plascon WAA 85 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Earl's Gray Nerolac 4990 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Collingwood Benjamin Moore 859 Light Gray
• Rockport Benjamin Moore HC-105 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Thunder warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 6.2 and a value of -0.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Valspar color to Thunder?

Frappé (6003-1B), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Thunder?

≈ 49. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.