Auger Shell

With an LRV of about 30, Auger Shell absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Auger Shell in other brands

• Tassel Taupe Dulux Australia S06B4 Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Pet Rock Berger Paints 8T1733 Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Fencing Suit Nerolac 5029 Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Spicy Beige Plascon R5-E2-1 Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Coffee Custard Johnstone's Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Gray Violet Glidden PPG1014-5 Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Dorian Gray Sherwin-Williams 7017 Light Gray
• Serious Gray Sherwin-Williams 6256 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as gray
• Protanopia Reads as gray
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns orange
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Auger Shell warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 4.6 and b value of 2.3 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Auger Shell?

Tassel Taupe (S06B4), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Auger Shell?

≈ 30. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.