Ecological

With an LRV of about 22, Ecological absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Ecological in other brands

• Artichoke Sherwin-Williams 6179 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.4
• Brazen Nippon Paint NP BGG 1751D Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.8
• Sepal Tikkurila L447 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.3
• Spores Dulux Australia S19C6 Olive Very close ΔE 1.5
• Sunken City Johnstone's Olive Very close ΔE 1.7
• Galápagos Benjamin Moore 475 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Milkweed Pod Behr S380-5 Green
• Herb Cornucopia Behr MQ6-53 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns olive
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns olive
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Ecological warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 14.8 and a value of -6.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Sherwin-Williams color to Ecological?

Artichoke (6179), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Ecological?

≈ 22. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.