Rumors

With an LRV of about 8, Rumors 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.

Rumors in other brands

• Hempel 55020 Hempel Red Very close ΔE 0.8
• Fruitful Orchard Vista C-100 Red Very close ΔE 1.0
• Shirt Tikkurila Shepherd's Red Very close ΔE 1.0
• Dark Cherry Tart Kelly-Moore AC223-5 Red Very close ΔE 1.0
• Maroon Mood Asian Paints 9997 Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Musk Memory Dulux Australia S02E8 Red Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Behr

• New Roof Behr ECC-59-3 Red
• Divine Wine Behr PPU1-02 Dark Red

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Rumors warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 7.6 and a value of 22.0 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hempel color to Rumors?

Hempel 55020 (55020), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Rumors?

≈ 8. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.