Mauve

With an LRV of about 30, 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

• Dried Heather Plascon R1-E2-1 Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Pewter Tankard Met. MyPerfectColor MP20087 Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Laura Dulux Australia S02B3 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.6
• Pink Lavender Jotun 3439 Gray Very close ΔE 1.6
• Autumn Orchid Sherwin-Williams 9157 Gray Very close ΔE 1.6
• Heather Plume Behr PPU17-13 Light Gray Very close ΔE 1.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Mauve Benjamin Moore 2113-50 Light Gray
• Frozen Benjamin Moore 1448 Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Mauve warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 0.0 and a value of 6.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Plascon color to Mauve?

Dried Heather (R1-E2-1), at ΔE 1.4. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Mauve?

≈ 30. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.