Cirrus
CA188 · #B4BFC1 · LRV 51 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
What Color Is Cirrus, Really?
Cirrus reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Rodda CA188 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cirrus
Cirrus 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 Cirrus
At LRV 51, Cirrus is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Cirrus 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 Rodda CA188 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 | Samovar SilverSW 6233 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 51 | Color page → |
| Behr | Distant StarMQ5-31 · Behr | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Thundercloud Gray2124-40 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 50 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shark Loop4007-3B · Valspar | 2.0 | 50.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gray FrostPPG1012-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gray FrostPPG1012-4 · Glidden | 2.0 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Rodda Colors
The nearest shades to Cirrus within Rodda'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 #B4BFC1 in HSL space. Pair Cirrus with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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