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Thunder AF-685
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Thunder sits at L* 74.9, a* -0.2, b* 6.2. Its hue angle is 92° and its chroma is 6.2, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 42%.
LRV 47.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.6, Thunder is lighter than 52% 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 Thunder
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 | 0.53 | Practically identical | |
| Viaduct | SW 9567 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Roycroft Mist Gray | SW 2844 | 1.38 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Thunder
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 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Grey Mist | HDC-CT-21 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Pumice | MQ6-23 | 1.53 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himalayan Trek | 1542 | 0.82 | Practically identical | |
| Cosmopolitan | CSP-100 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Shale | 861 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Northern Cliffs | 1536 | 1.61 | Very close | |
| La Paloma Gray | 1551 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Bone Black | CW-715 | 2.00 | 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
- Ferndale Green ES-43 · darker, LRV 44.5
Colors that go with Thunder
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Lavender Blue 1438 · complementary (180°)
- Hazelwood 1005 · analogous (−30°)
- Gray Horse 2140-50 · analogous (+30°)
- Soft Chinchilla 2135-50 · triadic (120°)
- African Violet 2116-50 · triadic (240°)
Thunder vs popular colors
- Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, ΔE 0.5) is about as light.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 2.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Colonnade Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7641, ΔE 2.3) is lighter (LRV 53.0 vs 47.6).