Mauve

With an LRV of about 37, Mauve 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.

Mauve in other brands

• Cameo Pink Valspar 1006-8A Red Very close ΔE 0.4
• Desert Lights Behr BIC-06 Red Very close ΔE 1.3
• Blushing Buttery Plascon R4-C2-1 Red Very close ΔE 1.4
• Mexicali Rose Glidden PPG18-06 Red Very close ΔE 1.5
• Mexicali Rose PPG 18-06 Red Very close ΔE 1.6
• Orchid Sherwin-Williams 71 Red Very close ΔE 1.6

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Pink Benjamin Moore 1255 Light Pink
• Barberry Benjamin Moore 1244 Red

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
• Protanopia Reads as light gray
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Mauve warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.7 and a value of 13.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Valspar color to Mauve?

Cameo Pink (1006-8A), at ΔE 0.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mauve?

≈ 37. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.