First Star

With an LRV of about 69, First Star reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

First Star in other brands

• Shoreline Benjamin Moore 1471 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Grey Reflection Dulux Australia SW1A5 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Dimpse Farrow & Ball 277 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Antique Petal Plascon 43 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Whispering Smoke Vista K-831 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Cloud Dunn-Edwards DEC791 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Extra White Sherwin-Williams 7006 White
• Tinsmith Sherwin-Williams 7657 Light 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 light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is First Star warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.5 and b value of 2.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to First Star?

Shoreline (1471), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of First Star?

≈ 69. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.