Tint Codes
The credit to this goes to
tiddler and
Harpmaker.
Some of these colors can be had by using "Glidden Master Palette" in the paint database at Lowe's.
Tint Code ... "Color Name" [Munsell Value] - RGB - CIELab
00NN 05/000 . . . "Dark Secret" (black) [N2.3]
00NN 07/000 . . . "Deep Onyx" (black) [N3.2]
00NN 13/000 . . . "Obsidian Glass" [N4.3]
00NN 16/000 . . . "Grey Tabby" [N4.7]
00NN 20/000 . . . "Grimmy's Grey" [N5.2]
00NN 25/000 . . . "Seal Grey" [N5.7]
00NN 31/000 . . . "Icon Grey" [N6.25]
00NN 37/000 . . . "Granite Gray" [N6.7] - 162 162 161 - 66.62 -0.02 -0.28
00NN 45/000 . . . "Dover Grey" [N7.3] - 175 176 175 - 71.73 -0.04 -0.28
00NN 53/000 . . . "Veil" [N7.8] - 190 190 189 - 76.99 -0.02 -0.11
00NN 62/000 . . . "Universal Gray" [N8.3] - 206 206 205 - 82.83 -0.21 -0.37
00NN 72/000 . . . "Snowfield" [N8.8] - 219 220 219 - 87.68 -0.3 -0.3
British neutrals:
Dulux paint in standard matt or vinyl matt finish:
1) 00NN 53/000 clouded slate 2, grey steel 2 [N7.8]
2) 00NN 62/000 ebony mists 5 [N8.3]
3) 00NN 72/000 clouded slate 3, grey steel 3 [N8.8]
4) 00NN 83/000 clouded slate 4, grey steel 4 [N9.3]
NCS neutral color codes taken from
http://www.ncscolour.com/en/ncs/ncs-navigator/ via a color picker program.
S 0300-N = N9.6
S 0500-N = N9.4
S 1000-N = N8.9
S 1500-N = N8.4
S 2000-N = N8.0
S 2500-N = N7.6
S 3000-N = N7.2
S 3500-N = N6.8
S 4000-N = N6.3
S 4500-N = N5.9
S 5000-N = N5.6
S 5500-N = N5.2
S 6000-N = N4.8
S 6500-N = N4.3
S 7000-N = N3.9
S 7500-N = N3.4
S 8000-N = N2.7
S 8500-N = N1.9
S 9000-N = N0.9
RAL Classic neutrals. RGB values are said by site to be approximate.
No code has to be inserted here.
RAL Design neutrals. The middle number of the color code is the N value times 10.
No code has to be inserted here.
Munsell neutral color values
No code has to be inserted here.
White - the brightest, and most neutral, white we have measured is the
Glidden Premium Paint GLN9000 from Home Depot.
These tint codes should be available at most, if not all paint stores. The proper way to ask for these would be to ask like this "I need a quart of Valspar Ultra Premium Eggsheel tinted to the Glidden Master Pallette color Veil." The paint person should then go to their computer and look up that particular color and mix it up for you.
Finishes
Flat
Flat Enamel or Matte
Eggshell
Satin
Semi-Gloss
Gloss
These are finishes that we are certain do not hot spot.
Valspar Ultra Premium up to an eggshell finish.
The
Sherwin-Williams ProClassic satin is similar to the Valspar eggshell.
Glidden Premium matte or less - eggshell is too glossy.
Behr finishes used to be similar to
Valspar Ultra Premium.
PPG Grand Distinction in an eggshell finish does not hot spot.
If you know of other lines that do not hot spot, let us know here in this thread and I'll add them to the database.
