Clare Off-Duty#A4B5BB · LRV 41
Why this color. Clare's coastal-blue everyday neutral.
Off-Duty reads as a blue-green / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Clare Clare 13 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Clare |
| Name | Off-Duty |
| SKU | Clare 13 |
| Hex | #A4B5BB |
| RGB | 164, 181, 187 |
| HSL | 196°, 14%, 69% |
| LRV | 41 |
| Undertone | blue-green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Clare Off-Duty
Off-Duty sits in the mid-range at LRV 41, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Off-Duty is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Backdrop
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Farrow & Ball
Similar Clare colors
closest in the Clare deckThe nearest shades to Off-Duty within Clare's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A4B5BB in HSL space. Pair Off-Duty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.