Comfort Gray
Sherwin-Williams 6205
- HEX
- #BEC3BB
- RGB
- 190, 195, 187
- LAB
- 78.2, -3.2, 3.4
- LRV
- ≈ 54
- Family
- Light Gray, neutral
- Nearest RAL
- 9018 Papyrus White
With an LRV of about 54, Comfort Gray 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.
Comfort Gray in other brands
- Rhino Behr 710E-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Graceful Green Dulux UK 1915059 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
- Silent Storm Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
- Ice Flow Vista C-447 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
- Ice Flow Hallman Lindsay 448 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
- Midden Hardsteen Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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 light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Comfort Gray warm or cool?
Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -3.2 and b value of 3.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.
What is the closest Behr color to Comfort Gray?
Rhino (710E-3), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Comfort Gray?
≈ 54. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.