Enigma

With an LRV of about 21, Enigma absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Enigma in other brands

• Chapel Wall Plascon R3-E1-4 Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• V6220P Crown Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Sugary Jasmine Pratt & Lambert CL031 Gray Very close ΔE 1.7
• Rave Raisin Asian Paints 8743 Gray Very close ΔE 2.0
• Mercury Shower 2 Dulux UK 1186914 Gray Close ΔE 2.3
• Classy Plum Behr N570-4 Gray Close ΔE 2.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Coquina Sherwin-Williams 9158 Gray
• Grapy Sherwin-Williams 7629 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as gray
• Protanopia Reads as gray
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Enigma warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 1.0 and a value of 6.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to Enigma?

Chapel Wall (R3-E1-4), at ΔE 1.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Enigma?

≈ 21. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.