Aleutian

With an LRV of about 38, Aleutian 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.

Aleutian in other brands

• Niagara Blues 3 Dulux UK 1186968 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Inevitable Johnstone's Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Pacific 70 Caparol 3D Pacific 70 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• TVT K490 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Blue Willow Behr 570F-4 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2
• Park Water Plascon B4-C2-1 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Windy Blue Sherwin-Williams 6240 Grayish Blue
• Daphne Sherwin-Williams 9151 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Aleutian warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -9.2 and a value of -2.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux UK color to Aleutian?

Niagara Blues 3 (1186968), at ΔE 1.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Aleutian?

≈ 38. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.