Modest White

With an LRV of about 73, Modest White reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Modest White in other brands

• Southern Sand Kelly-Moore KM4193-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Sparkle Glow Plascon Y1-B2-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Chintz Quarter Dulux Australia S10C1Q Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Quiet Day Berger Paints 8P2729 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Pale Cashmere Behr PPU2-04 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Knitted Fleece Nippon Paint NP N 3387P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Whitetail Sherwin-Williams 7103 White
• Agreeable Gray Sherwin-Williams 7029 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 Modest White warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.5 and a value of 1.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Modest White?

Southern Sand (KM4193-1), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Modest White?

≈ 73. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.