Meditative

With an LRV of about 38, Meditative 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.

Meditative in other brands

• Meditation Pratt & Lambert 26-23 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.4
• Bucolic Blue Behr BXC-28 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Hempel 12590 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Special Delivery Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.8
• Cubicle Blues Kelly-Moore KM3805-2 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.8
• TVT V438 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Languid Blue Sherwin-Williams 6226 Light Gray
• Whirlpool Sherwin-Williams 9135 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Meditative warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -5.4 and a value of -5.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Pratt & Lambert color to Meditative?

Meditation (26-23), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Meditative?

≈ 38. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.