Gardenia

With an LRV of about 88, Gardenia reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Gardenia in other brands

• Country Cotton Vista K-1263 White Very close ΔE 0.0
• Smart White Behr 730A-1 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Gentle Breeze Berger Paints 2P1902 White Very close ΔE 0.4
• Picket Fence Kelly-Moore KMW46-1 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Fossil Dunn-Edwards DE6225 White Very close ΔE 0.5
• Agave 60 Caparol 3D Agave 60 White Very close ΔE 0.5

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Glass Benjamin Moore 1632 Light Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as white
• Protanopia Reads as white
• Tritanopia Reads as white
• Achromatopsia Reads as white

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Gardenia warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.2 and b value of 3.7 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Vista color to Gardenia?

Country Cotton (K-1263), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Gardenia?

≈ 88. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.