Mineral Deposit

With an LRV of about 43, Mineral Deposit 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.

Mineral Deposit in other brands

• Clockwork Toy Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Vinal Haven Vista C-1460 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Raw Steel Kelly-Moore KM3836-2 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Pukaki Dulux Australia NZ9B6 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Dove Slate Dulux UK 1915036 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Vinal Haven Hallman Lindsay historic-vinal-haven Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Knitting Needles Sherwin-Williams 7672 Light Gray
• Dustblu Sherwin-Williams 9161 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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Mineral Deposit warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.5 and b value of 1.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Mineral Deposit?

Clockwork Toy (Johnstone's), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mineral Deposit?

≈ 43. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.