Colonial Revival Gray

With an LRV of about 48, Colonial Revival Gray is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Colonial Revival Gray in other brands

• Hempel 14072 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Pearl Grey Asian Paints K094 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Polished Silver Valspar 4008-1B Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Smooth Flint Dulux UK 1915155 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Marseilles Vista C-524 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Marseilles Hallman Lindsay 525 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Passive Sherwin-Williams 7064 Light Gray
• Network Gray Sherwin-Williams 7073 Light Gray

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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Colonial Revival Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.7 and b value of -0.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hempel color to Colonial Revival Gray?

Hempel 14072 (14072), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Colonial Revival Gray?

≈ 48. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.