On the Rocks

With an LRV of about 62, On the Rocks reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

On the Rocks in other brands

• Jade 15 Caparol 3D Jade 15 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Polar Fox Behr HDC-NT-17G Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Gondolan Melody Kelly-Moore KM687-L Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Brown Rice KILZ RJ260 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Silent Smoke Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Topsail Berger Paints 8P0204 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Topsail Sherwin-Williams 6217 Light Gray
• Argos Sherwin-Williams 7065 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 orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is On the Rocks warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.4 and b value of 3.2 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Caparol color to On the Rocks?

Jade 15 (3D Jade 15), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of On the Rocks?

≈ 62. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.