Notable Hue

With an LRV of about 37, Notable Hue 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.

Notable Hue in other brands

• Dresden Dream PPG 1155-5 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Dresden Dream Glidden PPG1155-5 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.9
• Squadron Johnstone's Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.1
• Pacific 145 Caparol 3D Pacific 145 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Nepal Resene Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4
• Cotton Denim Behr BIC-10 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Windy Blue Sherwin-Williams 6240 Grayish Blue
• Dyer's Woad Sherwin-Williams 9071 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish blue
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns gray
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Notable Hue warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -13.5 and a value of -5.1 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest PPG color to Notable Hue?

Dresden Dream (1155-5), at ΔE 0.9. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Notable Hue?

≈ 37. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.