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Settled, side by side
Tranquility
Benjamin Moore · AF-490
Grey with the sea in it
Pelican Gray
Benjamin Moore · 1612
Grey, silver-lined
In real rooms
Every room, each colorTranquility
1 roomPelican Gray
1 roomThe difference
Read from the numbersPelican Gray is the lighter of the two at LRV 58.58, 5.3 points above Tranquility at LRV 53.31. Both read cool. Tranquility is a neutrals, Pelican Gray a grays. For a whole room, Pelican Gray is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Tranquility is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsTranquility is a pale grey from Benjamin Moore's Affinity collection with a soft green-blue whisper — the color of sea fog rather than a city sky. At LRV 53 it is a true light-mid tone, and it does exactly what its name suggests: it calms a room without making it cold.
Pelican 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.
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