Dustblu

With an LRV of about 32, Dustblu 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.

Dustblu in other brands

• Blåklokke Jotun 4469 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Sweatshirt Benjamin Moore 2126-40 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Pacific 15 Caparol 3D Pacific 15 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Cool Metalwork Grey Glidden 50BG 33/025 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• INDIAN PEAFOWL Nippon Paint NP PRO 0532 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Water Worn Dulux Australia SG6G3 Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Morning Fog Sherwin-Williams 6255 Light Gray
• Classic French Gray Sherwin-Williams 77 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 olive
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Dustblu warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -3.4 and a value of -1.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Jotun color to Dustblu?

Blåklokke (4469), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Dustblu?

≈ 32. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.