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Grayish

Sherwin-Williams 6001

HEX
#CFCAC7
RGB
207, 202, 199
LAB
81.6, 1.2, 2.1
LRV
≈ 60
Family
Light Gray, neutral
Nearest RAL
7047 Tele Grey 4
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With an LRV of about 60, Grayish 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.

Grayish in other brands

  • Modest Silver Valspar 4002-1A Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
  • Slight Mushroom Dulux Australia S09A1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
  • Orca White Kelly-Moore KMW56-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Free Reign PPG 1004-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Free Reign Glidden PPG1004-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Granit 55 Caparol 3D Granit 55 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

  • Snowfall Sherwin-Williams 6000 Light Gray
  • Ponder Sherwin-Williams 7079 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 orange
  • Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Grayish warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 1.2 and b value of 2.1 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Valspar color to Grayish?

Modest Silver (4002-1A), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Grayish?

≈ 60. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.