Nacre

With an LRV of about 76, Nacre 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.

Nacre in other brands

• Ostrich Behr W-F-410 White Very close ΔE 0.2
• Blank Canvas PPG 1085-1 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Blank Canvas Glidden PPG1085-1 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Vleugje Sisal Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Agate Gray Pratt & Lambert 15-31 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
• Natural Cream Asian Paints 8483 Beige Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Roman Column Sherwin-Williams 7562 White
• Useful Gray Sherwin-Williams 7050 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• 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 Nacre warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.6 and a value of -0.3 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Nacre?

Ostrich (W-F-410), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Nacre?

≈ 76. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.