Wink
PNT100-LT-31 · #CED0D3 · LRV 63 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Wink, Really?
Wink reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Clare PNT100-LT-31 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wink
Wink is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Wink
At LRV 63, Wink is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Wink are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Clare PNT100-LT-31 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | North StarSW 6246 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver ShadowN510-1 · Behr | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Violet Pearl1451 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Highlights8006-8A · Valspar | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElementalPPG1011-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Silvery Moonlight50BG 63/014 · Glidden | 0.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Clare Colors
The nearest shades to Wink within Clare's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CED0D3 in HSL space. Pair Wink with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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