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Himalayan Trek 1542
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Himalayan Trek sits at L* 75.0, a* 0.3, b* 5.8. Its hue angle is 87° and its chroma is 5.8, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 39%.
LRV 47.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.0, Himalayan Trek is lighter than 51% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Himalayan Trek
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindful Gray | SW 7016 | 0.62 | Practically identical | |
| Viaduct | SW 9567 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Anew Gray | SW 7030 | 1.53 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Himalayan Trek
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Fog | HDC-NT-06G | 0.53 | Practically identical | |
| Grey Mist | HDC-CT-21 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Graceful Gray | PPU18-12 | 1.12 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder | AF-685 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Shale | 861 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| La Paloma Gray | 1551 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| Cosmopolitan | CSP-100 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Silver Fox | 2108-50 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Northern Cliffs | 1536 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tyler Gray CW-50 · lighter, LRV 51.1
- Greenwich Gate CSP-170 · lighter, LRV 51.4
- Winterwood 1486 · lighter, LRV 51.0
- Pashmina AF-100 · darker, LRV 44.2
- Baltic Gray 1467 · darker, LRV 44.0
- Silver Fox 2108-50 · darker, LRV 43.7
Colors that go with Himalayan Trek
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Lavender Blue 1438 · complementary (180°)
- Knitting Basket CSP-405 · analogous (−30°)
- Gray Horse 2140-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Wedgewood Gray HC-146 · triadic (120°)
- African Violet 2116-50 · triadic (240°)
Himalayan Trek vs popular colors
- Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, ΔE 0.6) is about as light.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 1.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 2.1) is lighter (LRV 53.0 vs 47.0).