Uncertain Gray

With an LRV of about 43, Uncertain 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.

Uncertain Gray in other brands

• Subway Benjamin Moore CSP-585 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Mirror Mirror Glidden PPG1039-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Mirror Mirror PPG 1039-3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Weatherbell Nippon Paint NP N 1993P Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Hempel 14030 Hempel Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• French Leaf Plascon GR-G01 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Knitting Needles Sherwin-Williams 7672 Light Gray
• Earl Grey Sherwin-Williams 7660 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 beige
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Uncertain Gray warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -2.3 and b value of -1.4 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Uncertain Gray?

Subway (CSP-585), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Uncertain Gray?

≈ 43. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.