Lavender

With an LRV of about 49, Lavender 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.

Lavender in other brands

• TVT Q867 Tikkurila Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Misty Morning Dew Valspar 4003-3C Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Stormy Haze Dulux UK 2967046 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Q1460U Crown Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Choir Boys Nippon Paint NP N 1965P Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Saphir 85 Caparol 3D Saphir 85 Grayish Blue Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Spring Benjamin Moore 1430 Grayish Blue
• Yukon Benjamin Moore 1439 Grayish Blue

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Lavender warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -7.8 and a value of 0.7 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Lavender?

TVT Q867 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Lavender?

≈ 49. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.