Nuance

With an LRV of about 74, Nuance 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.

Nuance in other brands

• Ash White Nippon Paint NP OW 1082P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Full Moon Pratt & Lambert 29-31 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
• Bannister White Vista C-27 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Bannister White Hallman Lindsay 28 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Haast Half Dulux Australia NZ9G3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Gilded Linen Valspar 6002-1A Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• White Flour Sherwin-Williams 7102 White
• Pearl Gray Sherwin-Williams 52 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 Nuance warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 5.1 and a value of -1.1 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Nuance?

Ash White (NP OW 1082P), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Nuance?

≈ 74. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.