Opaline

With an LRV of about 73, Opaline 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.

Opaline in other brands

• Luna Valspar 5005-3A Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Silver Shingle Dulux UK 1977169 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Vleugje Hardsteen Flexa Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Spaceship Nippon Paint NP N 3055P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Misty China Rain Green Glidden 30GY 73/053 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Rosemary Kiss Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Arcade White Sherwin-Williams 7100 White
• Silver Strand Sherwin-Williams 7057 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 yellow
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Opaline warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.4 and b value of 3.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Valspar color to Opaline?

Luna (5005-3A), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Opaline?

≈ 73. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.