Proper Gray

With an LRV of about 40, Proper Gray 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.

Proper Gray in other brands

• Pale Granite C2 Paint C2-783 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Youthful Grace Nippon Paint NP N 1923P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Brushed Granite Jotun 3230 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Ferro 40 Caparol 3D Ferro 40 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Slate Pebble Johnstone's Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Hempel 13040 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Samovar Silver Sherwin-Williams 6233 Light Gray
• African Gray Sherwin-Williams 9162 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 Proper Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 1.2 and b value of 2.2 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest C2 Paint color to Proper Gray?

Pale Granite (C2-783), at ΔE 0.6. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Proper Gray?

≈ 40. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.