Ashwood Gray
We've categorized Ashwood Gray as a versatile and reflective Blue because of its unique LRV profile. We have documented it across our network because it can provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions so effectively. Explore our collection of 4 room photos to see how it looks alongside coordinating accent choices.
Hex
#B9D3DA
LRV
61.35
Ashwood Gray in Real Rooms
Ashwood Gray has a high LRV of 61.35 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Blue family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen, living room and misc.
1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Ashwood Gray manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Kitchen painted in Ashwood Gray establishes a contemporary, cohesive aesthetic.
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2 Living Room Photos
The beauty of Ashwood Gray in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Hallway walls in Ashwood Gray guide the eye through connected living spaces.
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Living room walls dressed in Ashwood Gray create a warm, inviting atmosphere.
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1 Misc Photo
In laundry rooms, Ashwood Gray adds a surprising level of "design" to a space that is often forgotten. It proves that even the most utilitarian rooms deserve a color that feels considered, intentional, and calming.
Wall surfaces in Ashwood Gray offer understated elegance throughout the home.
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Coordinating Colors
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 61), opening up a space where Ashwood Gray encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Ashwood Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 36, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Ashwood Gray encloses it.
Similar Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Heaven on Earth the marginally brighter of the two.
Ashwood Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 61 vs 22, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Desert Shadows encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Hint of Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
Antique Pearl reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 29, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Polar Sky the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Heaven on Earth the marginally brighter of the two.
Glacier Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bright and Early reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Ashwood Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 46, Ashwood Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Ashwood Gray reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 49), opening up a space where Chesapeake Blue encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (61 vs 51) makes Ashwood Gray the marginally brighter of the two.