The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Pelican Gray
Benjamin Moore · 1612
Grey, silver-lined
Viridian Odyssey
Dunn-Edwards · DE1925
Ocean floor, not swimming pool
In real rooms
Every room, each colorPelican Gray
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersPelican Gray is the lighter of the two at LRV 58.58, 51.6 points above Viridian Odyssey at LRV 7. Both read cool. Pelican Gray is a grays, Viridian Odyssey a blues. For a whole room, Pelican Gray is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Viridian Odyssey is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsPelican Gray is a light, silvery grey with a clear blue lean — cooler than the greiges that dominated the last decade, and all the better for it. At LRV 59 it is light enough for a small room and grey enough to feel deliberate. It is the grey of a slate roof after rain.
Viridian Odyssey is a deep teal that reads almost black until light touches it, and then it reveals an inky blue-green with real depth. At LRV 7 it is one of the darkest colors in the library — a genuine envelope color for panelling, cabinetry and rooms meant to feel like the inside of a jewel box.