Sherwin Williams African Gray vs. Sherwin Williams Mineral

Hue

190

180

Saturation

3

5

more saturated

Lightness

?Simple 0–100% measure derived from the min/max of the sRGB channels. It is not aligned with human visual perception - use CIE L* for perceptual lightness.

59

70

lighter

LRV

?Light Reflectance Value measures the percentage of light reflected by a color. It ranges from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (pure white, all light reflected).

30.98

46.40

looks lighter

CIE L

?Perceptual lightness. Lightness value from CIE Lab color space. Values from 0 (black) to 100 (diffuse white)

62.473

73.879

looks lighter

Color difference ΔE*₀₀

?CIE color difference. Smaller is closer: ~0–1 (imperceptible), 1–2 (just noticeable), 2–5 (small difference), 5–10 (clear), more than 10 (very different).

9.091

Temperature:

Neutral

Cool

SW 9162

African Gray

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SW 9637

Mineral

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