Mineral
With a focus on versatile tones, Mineral (9637) is a standout Neutral in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to add character and warmth to any space. See it applied across 1 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#B0B7B7
LRV
46.40
Mineral in Real Rooms
Mineral has a medium-high LRV of 46.4 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
1 Living Room Photo
The beauty of Mineral 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.
Living room walls in Mineral create depth with cool, sophisticated undertones.
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Coordinating Colors
Mineral reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Night Watch encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Samovar Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Monorail Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (46 vs 43) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (46 vs 42) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Mauve Tinge reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 46), opening up a space where Mineral encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Studio Mauve the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 5, Mineral is decisively the brighter choice.
Vaguely Mauve reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mineral reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 27), opening up a space where Rosaline Pearl encloses it.
Mineral reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 5), opening up a space where Cracked Pepper encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Samovar Silver the marginally brighter of the two.
Gray Screen reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 46), opening up a space where Mineral encloses it.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Mineral the marginally brighter of the two.
Mineral reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 26, Mineral is decisively the brighter choice.
