Aviary Blue

With an LRV of about 73, Aviary Blue reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Aviary Blue in other brands

• Snow Medley Nippon Paint NP BGG 2786P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.5
• Still Water Dulux UK 1977176 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
• Vleugje Zee Flexa Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
• High Spirits Asian Paints 7363 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
• Winterscape Behr M480-2A Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.8
• Surf's Up Glidden PPG1236-3 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Ceiling Bright White Sherwin-Williams 7007 White
• Jetstream Sherwin-Williams 6492 Grayish Blue

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 light green
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns grayish green
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Aviary Blue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -5.7 and a value of -8.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Aviary Blue?

Snow Medley (NP BGG 2786P), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Aviary Blue?

≈ 73. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.