Aloof Gray

With an LRV of about 58, Aloof Gray reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Aloof Gray in other brands

• Whitewash Oak Behr PPU24-12 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Whiskers Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Winter Way Vista K-846 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Unforgettable Dulux Australia SN3H5 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• C8580H Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Driftwood Pratt & Lambert 29-28 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Gauzy White Sherwin-Williams 6035 Light Gray
• Silvermist Sherwin-Williams 7621 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 Aloof Gray warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.5 and a value of -1.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Aloof Gray?

Whitewash Oak (PPU24-12), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Aloof Gray?

≈ 58. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.