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Nickel 2119-50
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Nickel sits at L* 68.9, a* -0.9, b* -5.0. Its hue angle is 260° and its chroma is 5.0, so it leans blue only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 15%.
LRV 39.2: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 39.2, Nickel is lighter than 43% 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 Nickel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Lavender | SW 9688 | 2.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Morning Fog | SW 6255 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Network Gray | SW 7073 | 3.23 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nickel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twilight | T13-6 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rainmaster | MQ5-22 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Supernova | N510-4 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Spring | 2120-50 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Shadow Gray | 2125-40 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Pike's Peak Gray | 2127-50 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Pilgrim Haze | 2132-50 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| New Hope Gray | 2130-50 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pigeon Gray | 2133-50 | 2.31 | 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.
- Pigeon Gray 2133-50 · lighter, LRV 42.2
- Subway Tile® CSP-585 · lighter, LRV 42.6
- French Toile CSP-595 · lighter, LRV 42.8
- Fusion AF-675 · darker, LRV 36.7
- Comet 1628 · darker, LRV 36.3
- Dusty Cornflower CSP-605 · darker, LRV 36.2
Colors that go with Nickel
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Upper West Side CSP-70 · complementary (180°)
- Solitude AF-545 · analogous (−30°)
- Excalibur Gray 2118-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Mauve Desert 2113-50 · triadic (120°)
- Sabre Gray 1482 · triadic (240°)
Nickel vs popular colors
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 7.9) is lighter (LRV 48.2 vs 39.2), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Smoke (Benjamin Moore 2122-40, ΔE 9.5) is lighter (LRV 56.4 vs 39.2), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 9.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink.