Soar

With an LRV of about 70, Soar 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.

Soar in other brands

• Bellefrost Kelly-Moore KM290-L Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.0
• June Quarter Dulux Australia S34B1Q Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.5
• Sleepy Eyes Nippon Paint NP PB 2830P Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.6
• Harborside Sky Glidden 30BG 72/120 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Gulmarg Winters Asian Paints 9656 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 0.7
• Azure Sky 6 Dulux UK 1187387 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.0

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Snowdrop Sherwin-Williams 6511 White
• Stream Sherwin-Williams 6499 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as grayish blue
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns green
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns light gray
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Soar warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -7.5 and a value of -7.4 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Soar?

Bellefrost (KM290-L), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Soar?

≈ 70. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.