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Elation

Sherwin-Williams 6827

HEX
#DFDCE5
RGB
223, 220, 229
LAB
88.2, 2.7, -4.0
LRV
≈ 73
Family
Light Gray, cool
Nearest RAL
7047 Tele Grey 4
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With an LRV of about 73, Elation reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Elation in other brands

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 beige
  • Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Elation warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -4.0 and a value of 2.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to Elation?

Berry Good (P1-A2-3), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Elation?

≈ 73. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.