Cosmos

With an LRV of about 38, Cosmos 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.

Cosmos in other brands

• Frills Dulux Australia S38E3 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.4
• Blue Ballad KILZ RC250-01 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
• Contemporary Kelly-Moore KM227-M Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Beecher Falls Vista K-124 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0
• Kaleidoscope PPG 1160-4 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3
• Kaleidoscope Glidden PPG1160-4 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Windy Blue Sherwin-Williams 6240 Grayish Blue
• Bluesy Note Sherwin-Williams 9064 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns gray
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Cosmos warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -15.9 and a value of -3.6 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Cosmos?

Frills (S38E3), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Cosmos?

≈ 38. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.