22 colors22 colorsOutside, a color is seen in full sun and reads roughly two shades lighter than it does on a chart. Deep colors survive that; pale ones flatten out and show every mark the weather leaves.
LRV under 25. Sun lifts them; on a chart they look almost black.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside510F-5 | Behr | 25.0 | 13.1 | teal undertone |
| Georgetown GrayES-77 | Benjamin Moore | 25.0 | 3.2 | teal cast |
| Stone .07Stone-07 | Colorhouse | 24.8 | 3.3 | green cast |
| PlumvilleDE6012 | Dunn-Edwards | 24.7 | 12.0 | pink undertone |
| Natural GrayVS-9332 | Dutch Boy | 24.2 | 0.0 | true neutral |
| Brassica271 | Farrow & Ball | 23.8 | 6.5 | purple cast |
| Plum NotionRA130-01 | Kilz | 24.9 | 12.3 | violet undertone |
| Baritone1149-5 | PPG | 25.0 | 11.4 | teal undertone |
The safe middle: dark enough to hide dirt, light enough to show architectural detail.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SatireMQ5-40 | Behr | 55.0 | 5.9 | cool violet-gray |
| Gossamer Blue2123-40 | Benjamin Moore | 55.0 | 7.5 | teal undertone |
| Metal .03Metal-03 | Colorhouse | 47.3 | 3.9 | yellow-green cast |
| FoilDE6360 | Dunn-Edwards | 54.2 | 1.2 | cool teal-gray |
| Drifting SandDCP-0218 | Dutch Boy | 44.7 | 5.1 | yellow cast |
| Pavilion Gray242 | Farrow & Ball | 53.3 | 3.3 | yellow cast |
| Buried In SandRK150 | Kilz | 54.9 | 7.6 | yellow undertone |
| Ancestral1047-4 | PPG | 55.0 | 5.7 | pink cast |
Slightly warm, so they do not go blue against a grey body color in shade.
| Color | Brand | LRV | Chroma | Undertone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NypdN480-6 | Behr | 429.0 | 7.7 | blue undertone |
| White Cloud2159-70 | Benjamin Moore | 89.9 | 9.0 | yellow undertone |
| Imagine .02Imagine-02 | Colorhouse | 97.1 | 4.7 | yellow-green cast |
| Springtime DewDE5553 | Dunn-Edwards | 99.0 | 8.1 | yellow undertone |
| Tulle WhiteVS-9101 | Dutch Boy | 93.1 | 6.1 | yellow cast |
| Wimborne White239 | Farrow & Ball | 88.5 | 5.7 | yellow cast |