Dorian Gray

With an LRV of about 39, Dorian 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.

Dorian Gray in other brands

• Oak Forest Plascon VEL 83 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Vintage Grey Jotun 12315 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Ever Classic Pratt & Lambert 32-24 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Wood Gray Nippon Paint NP N 3027P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• City Loft Grey Glidden 50YY 40/059 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Shadow Taupe Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Studio Mauve Sherwin-Williams 62 Light Gray
• Auger Shell Sherwin-Williams 9159 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dorian Gray warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.3 and a value of 0.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to Dorian Gray?

Oak Forest (VEL 83), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dorian Gray?

≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.