Thai Basil

With an LRV of about 24, Thai Basil 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.

Thai Basil in other brands

• Ginkgo Tree Valspar 5006-4B Green Very close ΔE 0.5
• Agave 35 Caparol 3D Agave 35 Green Very close ΔE 1.4
• Privilege Green Sherwin-Williams 6193 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.6
• Misty Moss Dulux Australia S23A5 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.8
• TVT K444 Tikkurila Green Very close ΔE 1.9
• Majestic Evergreen Vista K-883 Green Close ΔE 2.2

Lighter and darker in Behr

• Athenian Green Behr 440F-4 Green
• Old Vine Behr 440F-6 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as gray
• 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 grayish green
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Thai Basil warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 8.2 and a value of -7.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Valspar color to Thai Basil?

Ginkgo Tree (5006-4B), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Thai Basil?

≈ 24. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.