Gris

With an LRV of about 39, Gris 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.

Gris in other brands

• TVT L496 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Tramore Rock Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Slate Benjamin Moore CW-700 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Venato 40 Caparol 3D Venato 40 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Orkla Jotun 5125 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Hempel 13030 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Monorail Silver Sherwin-Williams 7663 Light Gray
• Summit Gray Sherwin-Williams 7669 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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Gris warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -1.6 and b value of 0.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Gris?

TVT L496 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gris?

≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.