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Kitty Gray 1589
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Kitty Gray sits at L* 44.6, a* -3.3, b* 0.8. Its hue angle is 167° and its chroma is 3.4, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 28%.
LRV 15.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 15.5, Kitty Gray is lighter than 15% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Kitty Gray
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homburg Gray | SW 7622 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Roycroft Pewter | SW 2848 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grizzle Gray | SW 7068 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kitty Gray
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunar Basalt | BNC-26 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Locust | PPU25-02 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Binary Star | N450-6 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Rock | 1568 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Millstone Gray | 1581 | 3.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Knoxville Gray | HC-160 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gunmetal | 1602 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rocky Coast | 1595 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bracken Slate | CW-690 | 3.54 | 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.
- Windy City CSP-150 · lighter, LRV 17.0
- Millstone Gray 1581 · lighter, LRV 17.0
- Rocky Coast 1595 · lighter, LRV 17.3
- Coachman's Cape® CSP-90 · darker, LRV 14.0
- City Shadow CSP-60 · darker, LRV 13.9
- Powell Gray CW-665 · darker, LRV 14.6
Colors that go with Kitty Gray
Kitty Gray is too close to neutral (chroma 3.4) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Kitty Gray vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 5.7) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 15.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 7.6) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 15.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.8) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 15.5), more red/pink, more muted.