Porcelain
Sherwin-Williams 53
- HEX
- #E9E0D5
- RGB
- 233, 224, 213
- LAB
- 89.6, 1.2, 6.5
- LRV
- ≈ 75
- Family
- Light Gray, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 9001 Cream
With an LRV of about 75, Porcelain 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.
Porcelain in other brands
- Toasted Marshmallow PPG 1019-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Toasted Marshmallow Glidden PPG1019-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.2
- Riviera Dune Valspar 2008-10C White Very close ΔE 0.4
- Pearl Bush Resene Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Pale Cashmere Behr PPU2-04 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Southern Sand Vista K-1199 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Cotton White Sherwin-Williams 7104 White
- Popular Gray Sherwin-Williams 6071 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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 Porcelain warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 6.5 and a value of 1.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest PPG color to Porcelain?
Toasted Marshmallow (1019-1), at ΔE 0.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Porcelain?
≈ 75. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.