Whitestone

With an LRV of about 62, Whitestone 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.

Whitestone in other brands

• Grey Mare Kelly-Moore KM3810-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Misty Sherwin-Williams 6232 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• TVT H492 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Ghost Whisperer PPG 1039-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• H2650H Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Hempel 15570 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Cascade Benjamin Moore 2127-70 Light Gray
• Coventry Benjamin Moore HC-169 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 Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Whitestone warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.7 and b value of -0.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Whitestone?

Grey Mare (KM3810-1), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Whitestone?

≈ 62. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.