Reticence

With an LRV of about 62, Reticence 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.

Reticence in other brands

• Sago Dulux Australia S13C1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Gentle Fawn Dulux UK 1915056 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• River Rock Glidden PPG18-02 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• River Rock PPG 18-02 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Bohemian Kelly-Moore KM4186-1 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
• Shawl Tikkurila Y467 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Polite White Sherwin-Williams 6056 Light Gray
• Bona Fide Beige Sherwin-Williams 6065 Beige

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 Reticence warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 6.5 and a value of 2.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Reticence?

Sago (S13C1), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Reticence?

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