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Argos

Sherwin-Williams 7065

HEX
#BDBDB7
RGB
189, 189, 183
LAB
76.5, -1.1, 3.0
LRV
≈ 51
Family
Light Gray, neutral
Nearest RAL
7035 Light Grey
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With an LRV of about 51, Argos 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.

Argos in other brands

  • DOLPHIN GREY Nippon Paint NP PRO 0492 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • TVT 1930 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
  • Hailstorm Gray Behr PPU24-17 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Venice Grey Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Moonstone Grey Jotun 7688 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Lyttelton Dulux Australia NZ9B3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

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 Argos warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.1 and b value of 3.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Argos?

DOLPHIN GREY (NP PRO 0492), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Argos?

≈ 51. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.