Jojoba
Behr N390-3
- HEX
- #B0B9A6
- RGB
- 176, 185, 166
- LAB
- 74.0, -6.6, 8.6
- LRV
- ≈ 47
- Family
- Green, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 7038 Agate Grey
With an LRV of about 47, Jojoba is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Jojoba in other brands
- Misty Spring Nippon Paint NP N 3264P Green Very close ΔE 0.3
- Light Sage PPG 1124-4 Green Very close ΔE 0.9
- Light Sage Glidden PPG1124-4 Green Very close ΔE 0.9
- Dream Weaver Vista K-900 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
- Salisbury Benjamin Moore HC-139 Green Very close ΔE 1.2
- TVT Q568 Tikkurila Green Very close ΔE 1.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Summer Green Behr PPU11-11 Green
- Bitter Sage Behr N390-4 Green
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as beige
- Protanopia Reads as beige
- Tritanopia Reads as light gray
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Jojoba warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 8.6 and a value of -6.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Nippon Paint color to Jojoba?
Misty Spring (NP N 3264P), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Jojoba?
≈ 47. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.