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CLARE · PNT100-DP-51

Clare Current Mood#5A6964 · LRV 13

Current Mood reads as a blue-green / cool — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Clare PNT100-DP-51 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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CLARE CURRENT MOOD
RGB 90, 105, 100 LRV 13

Color spec

Brand Clare
Name Current Mood
SKU PNT100-DP-51
Hex #5A6964
RGB 90, 105, 100
HSL 160°, 8%, 38%
LRV 13
Undertone blue-green / cool
Family Gray

About Clare Current Mood

With an LRV of 13, Current Mood is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its teal undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Current Mood works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Spacebox
SKU 0493 · #5C6B6B · LRV 14
ΔE 2.92 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6307
#5C6B65
Artistic Stone
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 14
DE6300
#5E6C62
Windrock
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 14
DE6314
#606865
Dark Pewter
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 13
DE5775
#50676B
Iron Creek
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 12
DE6363
#646767
Pointed Rock
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 13

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.39
All gray at Behr →
780F-6
#5A6B68
Dark Granite
ΔE 1.39 · LRV 14
BNC-26
#556B64
Lunar Basalt
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 13
BXC-63
#53686A
Molten Lead
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 13
770F-5
#576C6E
Dark Ash
ΔE 4.09 · LRV 14
HDC-MD-28
#606666
Cordite
ΔE 5.37 · LRV 13

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1135-7
#54645C
Obligation
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 12
1145-6
#576B6B
Juniper Berry
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 14
1033-6
#646C64
Gunmetal Gray
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 14
1038-6
#5E686D
Lava Gray
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 13
1029-7
#656457
Plunge Pool
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 13

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.09
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
1568
#616964
Quarry Rock
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 15
HC-160
#5E6C6C
Knoxville Gray
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 16
1589
#646B68
Kitty Gray
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 16
1575
#646B61
Rainy Afternoon
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 15
447
#5B6A5B
Holiday Wreath
ΔE 4.72 · LRV

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.4
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 289
#586768
Inchyra Blue
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 13
NO. 26
#626664
Down Pipe
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 13
NO. 298
#686A47
Bancha
ΔE 12.74 · LRV 14
NO. 290
#726454
Salon Drab
ΔE 14.76 · LRV 13
NO. 244
#786963
London Clay
ΔE 16.25 · LRV 15

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.83
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2810
#506A67
Rookwood Sash Green
ΔE 3.83 · LRV 13
SW 2848
#616564
Roycroft Pewter
ΔE 5.9 · LRV 13
SW 7061
#63655F
Night Owl
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 13
SW 7068
#636562
Grizzle Gray
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 13
SW 7075
#616669
Web Gray
ΔE 7.26 · LRV 13

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.08
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-170
#616664
Ridge Rock
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 13
JG-140
#626663
Pond Stone
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 13
JG-62
#5C6555
Lemon Leaves
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 12
JG-66
#676B5E
Wellington Green
ΔE 6.06 · LRV 14
JG-142
#626368
Texas Storm
ΔE 9.88 · LRV 13

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.12
All gray at Valspar →
5001-2B
#59686C
Relaxed Navy
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 13
4004-2B
#656764
Ocean Storm
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 13.3
M360
#5E6262
Weathervane
ΔE 6.47 · LRV 12.1
4006-2B
#5F676D
Crucible
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 13.2
4005-2B
#616467
High-Speed Steel
ΔE 8.13 · LRV 12.6

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.08
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 11.08 · LRV 18
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 14.87 · LRV 18
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 15.85 · LRV 8
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 21.5 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 21.5 · LRV 14

Similar Clare colors

closest in the Clare deck

The nearest shades to Current Mood within Clare's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

PNT100-DP-65
Nearly Navy
LRV 13
PNT100-DP-42
Goodnight Moon
LRV 11
PNT100-DP-53
Coffee Date
LRV 14
PNT100-MD-40
Deep Dive
LRV 12
PNT100-DP-33
Prince
LRV 14
PNT100-MD-57
Blue'd Up
LRV 13

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5A6964 in HSL space. Pair Current Mood with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#5A6964 + #695A5F
TRIADIC
#5A6964 · #645A69 · #69645A
ANALOGOUS
#5A695C · #5A6964 · #5A6669

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
5.77:1 AA
Sample text on black
3.64:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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