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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
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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

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 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.