French gray

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

Hex triplet#BEBFC5

sRGB^B (r, g, b)(190, 191, 197)

HSV (h, s, v)(231°, 4%, 77%)

CIELCh_uv (L, C, h)(77, 5, 260°)

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

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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]