Lavender

With an LRV of about 44, 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

• Northern Light Purple Glidden 50RB 45/122 Lavender Very close ΔE 0.7
• Lavish Lavender PPG 1177-4 Lavender Very close ΔE 1.2
• Monet Magic Kelly-Moore KM5566-1 Lavender Very close ΔE 1.3
• Heather Feather Vista C-1197 Lavender Very close ΔE 1.3
• Velour Hallman Lindsay 1225 Purple Very close ΔE 1.4
• Classic Lilac Valspar 1002-5C Purple Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Violet Benjamin Moore 1382 Lavender
• Iris Benjamin Moore 1383 Purple

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Lavender warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -9.4 and a value of 10.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Glidden color to Lavender?

Northern Light Purple (50RB 45/122), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Lavender?

≈ 44. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.