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Drizzle

Sherwin-Williams 6479

HEX
#8CAEAB
RGB
140, 174, 171
LAB
68.6, -12.2, -2.3
LRV
≈ 39
Family
Grayish Green, cool
Nearest RAL
6034 Pastelturquoise
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With an LRV of about 39, Drizzle 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.

Drizzle in other brands

  • Barrier Reef Dunn-Edwards DE5745 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Sea Urchin 3 Dulux UK 1187674 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.0
  • Malhaar Asian Paints 9744 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
  • Evening Stroll Plascon G6-C2-1 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
  • Acapulco Aqua Kelly-Moore KM3221-2 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.6
  • Talcstone MyPerfectColor MP14647 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.7

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 grayish green
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns green
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Drizzle warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.3 and a value of -12.2 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dunn-Edwards color to Drizzle?

Barrier Reef (DE5745), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Drizzle?

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