French gray
 
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Hex triplet#BEBFC5
sRGBB (r, g, b)(190, 191, 197)
HSV (h, s, v)(231°, 4%, 77%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(77, 5, 260°)
SourceHTML/CSS[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptorLight bluish gray
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

French gray is a color in the color spectrum. It traditionally has a slightly cooler, more blue tone than simple gray.

During the period  between 1880 to 1910 the color french grey was very commonly used in “non-decorative housepaints used on wood or plaster substrates."[2]

References

  1. ^ "Sherwin-Williams Classic French Gray - 0077 / #888782 Hex Color Code, RGB and Paints". encycolorpedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  2. ^ Alderson, Caroline (1984). "Re-Creating a 19th Century Paint Palette". Bulletin of the Association for Preservation Technology. 16 (1): 47. doi:10.2307/1493914.