Elemental

With an LRV of about 41, Elemental 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.

Elemental in other brands

• Tundra 85 Caparol 3D Tundra 85 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.4
• Sanctuary Behr PPU9-21 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.6
• Taupe Grey Resene Beige Very close ΔE 1.7
• Koi Pond Sherwin-Williams 7727 Beige Very close ΔE 1.7
• Bassett Hall Green Pratt & Lambert CW416 Beige Very close ΔE 1.8
• Glime Plascon Y5-C1-4 Yellow Very close ΔE 1.9

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Plantation Benjamin Moore CSP-820 Beige
• Dry Benjamin Moore 2142-40 Beige

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 yellow
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Elemental warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 16.6 and a value of -3.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Caparol color to Elemental?

Tundra 85 (3D Tundra 85), at ΔE 1.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Elemental?

≈ 41. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.