See every colour true
Middle Grey | 18% Grey | Neutral Grey | Munsell N5
Middle Grey | 18% Grey | Neutral Grey | Munsell N5
Grey Paint
Grey Paint is a spectrally neutral wall paint, mixed to exact middle grey. We blend an equal composition of every colour in the spectrum until we reach the colour that sits precisely halfway between black and white. That is a very precise matter.
With its extra matt finish, Grey Paint provides neutral and minimal reflection. Apply it to the walls around your monitor and give your eyes the neutral reference point they need to judge colour accurately.
Used in colour grading suites, photography studios, design agencies, home cinemas, and museums across Europe.
The dots are the same color
Don't fool your eyes
The human optical system is remarkably adaptive. Your brain compensates colour toward a white balance. If there is a lot of blue in your field of view, your brain counterbalances this by adding the opposite colour. As a result, the dot in the purple area appears greyer than it actually is.
That dot could be your calibrated monitor. It is why skin tones look unhealthy in your renders, and why colours shift between sessions without explanation.
Whether you work with film, video, photography, or graphic design: only when you perceive colour accurately will you deliver your best work. A neutral grey working environment takes your work to the next level.
The Recipe
Grey Paint was developed through extensive mixing, testing, and laboratory verification. The result: L*a*b* values better balanced than those of the best-selling grey card on the market.
Every order is freshly mixed, tested, and only dispatched once the colour matches our reference. Every new batch of base paint is retested in the laboratory. This ensures that Grey Paint is always a perfect middle grey, batch after batch.
Why not
Mix it yourself?
You cannot simply have middle grey paint mixed at a DIY store. You may find a shade of neutral grey that comes close, but getting that exact colour onto the wall is another matter entirely. Mixing methods are not accurate enough, the margin of error of the mixing machine is too wide, and no allowance is made for variations in the base paint. Base paint is never completely white and can vary in colour from one production batch to the next, from one pallet to the next, or from one tin to another. DIY stores do not adjust their formulae to account for different types of base paint.
The base paint we use for Grey Paint is the whitest and most consistent available, and is therefore largely free from variation. Every batch is retested for accuracy.
Deviation from middle grey is measured in L*a*b*, where L* represents lightness, a* red to green, and b* yellow to blue. Grey Paint deviates by less than 1 point on every value. That difference is imperceptible to the human eye, and it outperforms the most well-known grey cards on the market, including Munsell N5 reference standards.
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