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
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
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Light French Gray Sherwin-Williams 55 Light Gray
- Earl Grey Sherwin-Williams 7660 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.