Atmospheric
Sherwin-Williams 6505
- HEX
- #C2DAE0
- RGB
- 194, 218, 224
- LAB
- 85.5, -6.7, -5.7
- LRV
- ≈ 67
- Family
- Grayish Blue, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 9018 Papyrus White
With an LRV of about 67, Atmospheric 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.
Atmospheric in other brands
- Rain Dance Behr S480-1 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.3
- Subtle Breeze KILZ RE200-02 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.4
- TVT X359 Tikkurila Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.5
- Blue Wool Nippon Paint NP BGG 1572P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
- Airborne Quarter Dulux Australia S34A1Q Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
- Galactica PPG 1235-3 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Iceberg Sherwin-Williams 6798 Light Gray
- Billowy Breeze Sherwin-Williams 9055 Grayish Blue
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
- 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 Atmospheric warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of -5.7 and a value of -6.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Behr color to Atmospheric?
Rain Dance (S480-1), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Atmospheric?
≈ 67. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.