Acier

With an LRV of about 32, Acier 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Acier in other brands

• Whakarewarewa Half Dulux Australia NZ9C7 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Woven Nest Dulux UK 2230534 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• 85% Turf Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Contour Jotun 1378 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Winter's Nap Johnstone's Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Elephant Ride Nippon Paint NP N 3028T Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Breezy Sherwin-Williams 7616 Light Gray
• Dovetail Sherwin-Williams 7018 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 Acier warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.8 and a value of 0.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Acier?

Whakarewarewa Half (NZ9C7), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Acier?

≈ 32. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.