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Morning Fog

Sherwin-Williams 6255

HEX
#A8AEB1
RGB
168, 174, 177
LAB
70.7, -1.5, -2.3
LRV
≈ 42
Family
Light Gray, cool
Nearest RAL
7040 Window Grey
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With an LRV of about 42, Morning Fog 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.

Morning Fog in other brands

  • Hempel 14030 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Mega Pipe Jotun 4457 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
  • Gull Benjamin Moore 2134-50 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
  • Brilliant Silver Kelly-Moore KM4879-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
  • Smoke Asian Paints 0616 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
  • TVT L500 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

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 Morning Fog warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.3 and a value of -1.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to Morning Fog?

Hempel 14030 (14030), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Morning Fog?

≈ 42. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.