Azores

With an LRV of about 33, Azores 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. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Azores in other brands

• Mermaid Net Behr 480F-4 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.7
• Calico Sherwin-Williams 17 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.9
• Rain Puddle Plascon G4-D2-1 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
• Sutherland Dulux Australia S26A4 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.5
• Green Water Valspar 5003-4A Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.5
• Amercian Tv Green Tikkurila Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Covington Benjamin Moore HC-138 Grayish Green
• Cedar Benjamin Moore 706 Grayish Green

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Azores warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of 1.5 and a value of -9.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Azores?

Mermaid Net (480F-4), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Azores?

≈ 33. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.